Modern American drama in screen /:

From its beginnings, the American film industry has profited from bringing popular and acclaimed dramatic works to the screen. This is the first book to offer a comprehensive account, focusing on key texts, of how Hollywood has given a second and enduring life to such classics of the American theate...

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Other Authors: Bray, William Robert, 1951- (Editor), Palmer, R. Barton, 1946- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:From its beginnings, the American film industry has profited from bringing popular and acclaimed dramatic works to the screen. This is the first book to offer a comprehensive account, focusing on key texts, of how Hollywood has given a second and enduring life to such classics of the American theater as Long Day's Journey into Night, A Streetcar Named Desire and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Each chapter is written by a leading scholar and focuses on Broadway's most admired and popular productions. The book is ideally suited for classroom use and offers an otherwise unavailable introduction to a subject which is of great interest to students and scholars alike.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 300 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes filmography (pages 289-292).
ISBN:9781107416390
1107416396
9780511843709
0511843704
9781107420373
1107420377
9781299842069
1299842062

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