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American 'unculture' in French Drama: Homo Americanus and the Post-1960 French Resistance

American 'unculture' in French Drama: Homo Americanus and the Post-1960 French Resistance - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Les EssifTheme:Chronological Period/20th Century, Cultural Region/FrenchPublish date:3/25/2013Pages:354
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9781137299024ISBN-10:1137299029UPC:9781137299024Book Category:Literary Criticism, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:European, Theater, DramaBook Topic:French, History & CriticismSize:8.50 x 5.60 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.636Product ID:SCPXFG29WB
A book about the role America plays in the French imagination, as it translates to the French stage. Informed by a rich variety of Western cultural scholarship, Essif examines two dozen post-1960 works representing some of the most innovative dramaturgy of the last half century, including works by Gatti, Obaldia, Cixous, Koltes, and Vinaver.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9781137299024ISBN-10:1137299029UPC:9781137299024Book Category:Literary Criticism, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:European, Theater, DramaBook Topic:French, History & CriticismSize:8.50 x 5.60 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.636Product ID:SCPXFG29WB

Les Essif is the author of Empty Figure on an Empty Stage, The French Play, and numerous essays on French theatre and theories of drama and performance. He is currently a professor of French Studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA.


Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

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2013 Edition

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Les Essif

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Les Essif

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