{"product_id":"american-avant-garde-theatre-a-history-paperback","title":"American Avant-Garde Theatre: A History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArnold Aronson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis stunning contribution to the field of theatre history is the first in-depth look at avant-garde theatre in the United States from the early 1950s to the 1990s. \u003cem\u003eAmerican Avant-Garde Theatre\u003c\/em\u003e offers a definition of the avant-garde, and looks at its origins and theoretical foundations by examining: \u003cbr\u003e *Gertrude Stein\u003cbr\u003e *John Cage\u003cbr\u003e *The Beat writers\u003cbr\u003e *Avant-garde cinema\u003cbr\u003e *Abstract Expressionism\u003cbr\u003e *Minimalism\u003cbr\u003e There are fascinating discussions and illustrations of the productions of the Living Theatre, the Wooster Group, Open Theatre, Ontological-Hysteric Theatre and Performance Group. among many others. Aronson also examines why avant-garde theatre declined and virtually disappeared at the end of the twentieth century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eArnold Aronson is Professor of Theatre at Columbia University, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 258\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51782378455328,"sku":"9780415241397","price":90.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/da0dd49ea26d98291f25129a6fbb578c.webp?v=1780569225","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/american-avant-garde-theatre-a-history-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}