AmericanDramaBriefIntroduction4.20thcenturyseparationfromtheoldtradition1920s:“LittleTheatreMovement”beganafter1912,WashingtonSquarePlayers,ProvincetownPlayers(NewYorkCity,GreenageVillage).Theyarefreedfromtheconventionaltheatreandcanbeasexperimentalastheylike.5.1930s:EugeneO’Neil,CliffordOdetsPost-war:secondclimaxofAmericandrama,ArthurMiller:DeathofaSalesman60s:TheatreoftheAbsurd,EdwardAlbeeEugeneO’NeilWorksLongDay’sJourneyintoNightpointofviewstyleHispositionTennesseeWilliamspointofviewandthemesHisplaysAStreetcarNamedDesirestyleArthurMillertheme:dilemmaofmodernmaninrelationtofamilyandworkDeathofaSalesmanTheatreoftheAbsurdWaitingforGodotby:SamuelBeckettFeaturesFinalExam考试范围