American Melodrama

These plays show a fascinating side of the American melodramatic imagination as it was nurtured in the social world of the nineteenth century, and later grew to be a dominant genre in the theatre, film, and television of today. Includes: The Poor of New York by Dion Boucicault, Uncle Tom's Cabin by George Aiken/Harriet Beecher Stowe, Under the Gaslight by Augustin Daly, The Girl of the Golden West by David Belasco.

Author: Daniel Gerould
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: PAJ Publications
Published: 04/05/1983
Series: American Drama Library
Pages: 254
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 8.75h x 6.11w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9780933826212