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245 10 a| Staging modern American lifeh| [electronic resource] :b| popular culture in the experimental theatre of Millay, Cummings, and Dos Passos /c| Thomas Fahy.;

260 a| New York :b| Palgrave Macmillan,;

300 a| 183 p. :b| ill. ;c| 22 cm.;

490 0 a| What is theatre?;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- "I cannot live without a macaroon!" : food, hunger, and the dangers of modern American culture in Edna St. Vincent Millay's Aria da Capo and other plays -- "Damn everything but the circus!" : the ambiguous place of popular culture in E. E. Cummings' Him -- Planes, trains, and automobiles : technology and the suburban nightmare in the plays of John Dos Passos -- Conclusion.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "The theatrical works of Millay, Cummings, and Dos Passos, which have largely been marginalized in discussions of theater history and literary scholarship, offer a hybrid theater that integrates the popular with the formal, the mainstream with the experimental. Fahy examines the integration of and challenges to popular culture found in their works and offers new readings with an eye to American cultural studies and the impact of mass entertainment on modern life"--c| Provided by publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

600 10 a| Millay, Edna St. Vincent,d| 1892-1950x| Dramatic works.=| ^A16197;

600 10 a| Cummings, E. E.q| (Edward Estlin),d| 1894-1962x| Dramatic works.=| ^A24027;

600 10 a| Dos Passos, John,d| 1896-1970x| Dramatic works.=| ^A15905;

650 0 a| American dramay| 20th centuryx| History and criticism.=| ^A16251;

650 0 a| Experimental drama, Americanx| History and criticism.=| ^A868281;

650 0 a| Popular culture in literature.=| ^A155983;

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Staging modern American life popular culture in the experimental theatre of Millay, Cummings, and Dos Passos / Thomas Fahy.

Author/creator	Fahy, Thomas Richard
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New York : Palgrave Macmillan,
Description	183 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Millay, Edna St. Vincent, 1892-1950--Dramatic works. Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962--Dramatic works. Dos Passos, John, 1896-1970--Dramatic works. American drama--20th century. --History and criticism. Experimental drama, American--History and criticism. Popular culture--United States. --History. --20th century. Popular culture in literature. Experimental theater--United States. --History. --20th century.

Series	What is theatre?
Contents	Introduction -- "I cannot live without a macaroon!" : food, hunger, and the dangers of modern American culture in Edna St. Vincent Millay's Aria da Capo and other plays -- "Damn everything but the circus!" : the ambiguous place of popular culture in E. E. Cummings' Him -- Planes, trains, and automobiles : technology and the suburban nightmare in the plays of John Dos Passos -- Conclusion.
Abstract	"The theatrical works of Millay, Cummings, and Dos Passos, which have largely been marginalized in discussions of theater history and literary scholarship, offer a hybrid theater that integrates the popular with the formal, the mainstream with the experimental. Fahy examines the integration of and challenges to popular culture found in their works and offers new readings with an eye to American cultural studies and the impact of mass entertainment on modern life"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2011010323
ISBN	9780230115958 (hardback)

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