Focusing on Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Shaw, Brecht, Pirandello, O’Neill, and Genet, Mr. Brustein uncovers the roots of the modern theatre in the soil of the rebellion they cultivated. “One of the standard and decisive books on the modern theater.”—New York Times.
Von Kleist’s last work and his masterpiece—a story of guilt, innocence, and moral righteousness involving a prince who violates his orders of battle when distracted by a beautiful princess. Plays for Performance Series.
A play of stinging contemporaneity—about religious and societal hypocrisy, guilt that feeds on innocence, the terror of the inevitable, and the battle between truth and darkness, freedom and constraint. Plays for Performance Series.
“An intensely feminine book, in which bleakness, unemployment, heartache, and heartlessness are combined with an agreeable feeling of settling down for conversation with an intimate, disillusioned, gossipy, malicious, and often very witty friend.”—New Statesman.
The story of the Greensboro sit-ins—how four African-American college students sat down at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in North Carolina and ignited the civil rights movement in... Læs mere
Domestic programs and foreign policies—and the man himself—explored in almost a hundred articles and essays, with expert commentary. “Paul Boyer has caught the essence of the pros and cons of Reagan and his presidency....A thoughtful and absorbing introduction.”—Frank Freidel.
How American leaders sought the fabled overseas market at the turn of the century in an effort to achieve economic stability at home. “A most important book.”—American Historical Review.
A major reinterpretation of American thought from 1917 to 1930, with a lively foray into the popular culture of the supposedly roaring twenties.
Amidst the turbulent political and social conditions of a metropolis in the making, Boss Tweed was, according to Mr. Mandelbaum, the right man at the right time—“a master... Læs mere
Sketches of eminent Americans and a pointed reconsideration of the ingredients of the American Dream form a fascinating social history. “Should be must reading in executive suites as well as college classrooms.”—Forbes.
In focusing on Garrison and his critics on strategy and tactics, Ms. Kraditor sees a struggle between... Læs mere