Congressional Theatre
Congressional Theatre
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USDCongressional Theatre is the first book to identify and examine the significant body of plays, films, and teleplays that responded to the actions of the House Committee on Un-American Activities during the "show business hearings" it held between 1947 and 1960. Among the writers discussed are Arthur Miller, Bertolt Brecht, Lillian Hellman, Maxwell Anderson, Elia Kazan, Barrie Stavis, Herman Wouk, Eric Bentley, Saul Levitt, Budd Schulberg, Carl Foreman, Abraham Polonsky, and Walter Bernstein.
- First book to analyze plays, films, and teleplays responding to HUAC
- Analyzes the technique of historical analogy such as the Salem witch trials
- Includes illustrations
Reviews & endorsements
"congressional Theatre is nevertheless a juicy addition to the historiography of the second red scare..." The Journal of American History
"For students of this era and those concerned about the impact of politics upon art, this is essential." Library Journal
Product details
November 2003Paperback
9780521891660
328 pages
229 × 153 × 20 mm
0.675kg
14 b/w illus.
Available
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I. The Committee and the Culture:
- 1. The stage is set
- 2. The social drama
- 3. Dramatizing directly
- Part II. Making Analogies:
- 4. Witch hunt
- 5. Inquisition
- 6. Informers
- 7. Forensics
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Screen credits
- Television and radio credits
- Index.
