Chapter 22 American theatre three playwrights美国文学 童明版.pptVIP

Chapter 22 American Theater：three major playwrights American Drama in 20th century A 1920s: first climax of American drama —“Small Theatre Movement”: —modern American dramatists: Eugene O’Neil, Clifford Odets B Post-war: second climax of American drama —Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller C 1960s: with fresh energy —Theatre of the Absurd (荒诞派戏剧 ), Edward Albee Eugene O’Neillthe foremost United States playwright the first American dramatist to receive the Nobel Prize for literature (1936) founder of the American Drama the American Shakespeare Eugene O’Neill：His Life was born October 16, 18