{"product_id":"the-theater-of-tony-kushner-living-past-hope-paperback","title":"The Theater of Tony Kushner: Living Past Hope - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Fisher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Theater of Tony Kushner\u003c\/em\u003e is a comprehensive portrait of the forty-year long career of dramatist Tony Kushner as playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and public intellectual and political activist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollowing an introduction examining the influences of Kushner's development as an artist, this updated second edition features individual chapters on his major plays, including \u003cem\u003eA Bright Room Called Day\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHydriotaphia, or The Death of Dr. Browne\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAngels in \u003c\/em\u003eAmerica, \u003cem\u003e Slavs! Thinking About the Longstanding Problems of Virtue and Happiness\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Homebody\/Kabul\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Caroline, or Change\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures\u003c\/em\u003e, along with chapters on Kushner's adaptations, one-act plays, and screenplays, including his two Academy Award-nominated screenplays, \u003ci\u003eMunich\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLincoln\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA book for anyone interested in theater, film, literature, and the ways in which the past informs the present, this second edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Theater of Tony Kushner\u003c\/i\u003e explores how his writings reflect key elements of American society, from politics and economics to race, gender, and spirituality, all with the hope of inspiring America to live up to its ideals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Fisher\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Theatre at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is recipient of the 2017 Mary Settle Sharp Teaching Excellence Award from UNCG and was inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Theatre in 2019. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42099717472391,"sku":"9780367026745","price":80.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ebae586a4abd14baf0cb6c4b825c1bce.webp?v=1732376902","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-theater-of-tony-kushner-living-past-hope-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}