The Oxford Handbook of American Drama

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The Oxford Handbook of American Drama is written by Jeffrey H. Richards and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0199731497 (ISBN 10) and 9780199731497 (ISBN 13).

This volume explores the history of American drama from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. It describes origins of early republican drama and its evolution during the pre-war and post-war periods. It traces the emergence of different types of American drama including protest plays, reform drama, political drama, experimental drama, urban plays, feminist drama and realist plays. This volume also analyzes the works of some of the most notable American playwrights including Eugene O'Neill, Tennessee Williams, and Arthur Miller and those written by women dramatists.