The book examines fifty-five American plays written and produced during the twentieth century which depict the return of the soldier. The plays are analyzed for common themes which identify a genre of play, the homecomer play. Included is a select history of the homecomer play dating from Classical Greece to the twentieth century.
The book sheds new light on some important American plays and playwrights. Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra, for example, is seen in a new way by being examined as a homecomer play. The historical and sociological impact of both plays and productions is also examined.
| ISBN: | 9780820405483 |
| Publication date: | 1st August 1988 |
| Author: | Michael L Counts |
| Publisher: | P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc. |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 228 pages |
| Series: | American University Studies. |
| Genres: |
Theatre studies Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 |
The book examines fifty-five American plays written and produced during the twentieth century which depict the return of the soldier. The plays are analyzed for common themes which identify a genre of play, the homecomer play.
Coming Home features in the following genres: Theatre studies, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000
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Coming Home was written by Michael L Counts and published by P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc.
Coming Home has 228 pages
Yes it is part of American University Studies. series