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American Drama A survey of American drama A gradual process of developing into an literary department equal to poetry and novel Eugene O’Neill: American Shakespeare A survey of American drama A gradual process of developing into an literary department equal to poetry and novel A survey of American drama A gradual process of developing into an literary department equal to poetry and novel Selected dialogues from Death of a Salesman A survey of American drama A gradual process of developing into an literary department equal to poetry and novel A survey of American drama A gradual process of developing into an literary department equal to poetry and novel * 2. 1920s American drama renaissance Susan Glaspell Criticizing the dehumanized effect of modern mechanical civilization “Mother of American drama”, contributing to the development of American drama and American feminist awareness Eugene O’Neill A tireless experimentalist in dramatic art: from naturalistic and realistic to symbolic and expressionistic to naturalistic again; in technique something traditional and something modern fused together; making good use of stage property and setting in his dramatic representation Themes: catching the spirit of his time Modern man’s rootless existence in an indifferent and impersonal universe Modern man’s desire of escaping into the sanctuary of illusion and their sense of despair Autobiographical; lifelong pursuit of value and truth was doomed and evaporated finally 2. 1920s American drama renaissance 3. 1930s American drama of the Great Depression： energetic and productive, all social-oriented Clifford Odets 2. 1920s American drama renaissance 3. 1930s American drama of the Great Depression 4. Post-War American drama Tennessee Williams Arthur Miller A typical product of post-O’ Nell era dealing things such as sex, violence and homosexuality Tennessee Williams Marlon Brando Vivien Leigh Williamsian heroine: lovely and venerable, c