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George Jean Nathan and the making of modern American drama criticism

Author: Thomas F Connolly
Publisher: Madison [N.J.] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2000.
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"This study is based on research drawn from Nathan's and H. L. Mencken's papers, other archival sources, interviews, and correspondence. It is primarily a study of Nathan's criticism, but there is also material on Nathan's life, other critics, writers Nathan knew and worked with, the world of newspapers and magazines, New York theater, press agents, night clubs, and columnists." "Readers drawn to the "Roaring  Read more...
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Connolly, Thomas F., 1960-
George Jean Nathan and the making of modern American drama criticism.
Madison [N.J.] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2000
(OCoLC)606341089
Named Person: George Jean Nathan; George Jean Nathan
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Thomas F Connolly
ISBN: 0838637809 9780838637807
OCLC Number: 40660112
Description: 172 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Introduction: Broadway and Its Brilliance --
1. The Critic and His World --
2. Turn-of-the-Century Critical Trends and the Making of a Drama Critic --
3. Nathan in the Critical Arena: The Criticism of Criticism --
4. The Limits of Impressionism --
5. Nothing If Not Critical.
Responsibility: Thomas F. Connolly.

Abstract:

"This study is based on research drawn from Nathan's and H. L. Mencken's papers, other archival sources, interviews, and correspondence. It is primarily a study of Nathan's criticism, but there is also material on Nathan's life, other critics, writers Nathan knew and worked with, the world of newspapers and magazines, New York theater, press agents, night clubs, and columnists." "Readers drawn to the "Roaring Twenties," gossip about the Great White Way, discussion of high, middle, and low-brow culture will seek out this book."--BOOK JACKET.

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