Musical as drama, the
Auteur :
McMillin, H. Scott
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691164625
Date de publication :
12 oct. 2014
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Poids :
312 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Derived from the colorful traditions of vaudeville, burlesque, revue, and operetta, the musical has blossomed into America's most popular form of theater. Scott McMillin has developed a fresh aesthetic theory of this underrated art form, exploring the musical as a type of drama deserving the kind of critical and theoretical regard given to Chekhov