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Dumbocracy in America: Studies in the Theatre of Guilt, 1987-1994

Robert Brustein

3.5/5 ( ratings)

The theatre as mirror of our peculiar politics - this is the theme of Robert Brustein's engaging new collection of writings. In essays, reviews, and profiles, Mr. Brustein uses the prism of the American theatre to explore the motivating impulses behind rampant political correctness and to assess government efforts to regulate the arts. His complaint that the critical function of drama is now to arouse the remorse of a guilty audience is brilliantly illustrated.

Language: English

Pages: 287

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher

Release: August 01, 1995

ISBN: 1566630983

ISBN 13: 9781566630986

Dumbocracy in America: Studies in the Theatre of Guilt, 1987-1994

Robert Brustein

3.5/5 ( ratings)

The theatre as mirror of our peculiar politics - this is the theme of Robert Brustein's engaging new collection of writings. In essays, reviews, and profiles, Mr. Brustein uses the prism of the American theatre to explore the motivating impulses behind rampant political correctness and to assess government efforts to regulate the arts. His complaint that the critical function of drama is now to arouse the remorse of a guilty audience is brilliantly illustrated.

Language: English

Pages: 287

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher

Release: August 01, 1995

ISBN: 1566630983

ISBN 13: 9781566630986

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