You might also like

More about Tony Kushner's Angels in America

• Book details
• Synopsis
• Trending among others

You get 412 loyalty points

Book synopsis

Angels in Americapaveda new way for American theatrein its combination of heightened theatricality and politics.Tony Kushner has emerged as one of the American theatres leading playwrights and productions worldwide have meant the play hasbecome recognised asthemost important American play in decades. With the scope of characters sexual, class and religious affiliations in the play, Angels in Americaoffers a uniquepossibility to discuss the construction of American identity in the late 1980s and 1990s. This guide provides a comprehensive critical introduction to the play, giving students an overview of the background and context; detailed analysis of the play including its structure, style and characters; analysis of key production issues and choices; overview of the performance history from the first performances of Millennium Approaches and Perestroika to recent productions and the 2003 HBO adaptation; and an annotated guide to further reading highlighting key critical approaches.

Book details

Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: Tony Kushner's Angels in America
• Author: Ken Nielsen
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 148
• EAN: 9780826495037
• ISBN: 0826495036
• ID: 04168540
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 300 g
• Dimensions: 198 × 129 × 12 mm
• Date of publishing: 09. October 2008

Trending among others

---

---

---