Congressional theatre :
dramatizing McCarthyism on stage, film, and television /
Brenda Murphy.
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| Summary: | "Congressional Theatre is the first book to identify and examine the significant body of plays, films, and teleplays that responded to the actions of the House Committee on Un-American Activities during the "Show Business hearings" that it held between 1947 and 1960. Brenda Murphy discusses the dramatization in the works of HUAC's effects on American life and the political, social, and moral issues that its actions raised for American citizens."--Jacket. |
| In collection: | Stephen Griffin Collection |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1999.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in American theatre and drama ;
11. |
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| Notes: | Dust jacket available. See entry for [Miscellaneous dust jackets removed from Griffin Collection items] in the NLI catalogue. Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-300) and index. Physical description: xiii, 310 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. more |
| ISBN: | 0521640881 9780521640886 9780521891660 0521891663 |
Table of Contents:
6. Informers: The Hook, On the Waterfront, A View from the Bridge, After the Fall. 7. Forensics. The Self and Others: Darkness at Noon, Montserrat, Incident at Vichy.Blacklist: "Blacklist, " Fear on Trial, The Front, Guilty by Suspicion
pt. II. Making Analogies. 4. Witch Hunt: The Crucible, The First Salem Witch Trial, The Witchfinders. 5. Inquisition.Galilei.Joan of Arc, Unfriendly Witness: Saint Joan, The Lark, Joan of Lorraine, Joan of Arc, The Execution of Joan of Arc. Galileo, Cooperative Witness: Galileo, Lamp at Midnight, The Crisis of Galileo, The Recantation of Galileo.pt. I. The Committee and the Culture. 1. The Stage Is Set. 2. The Social Drama. 3. Dramatizing Directly. Investigation: Big Jim McLain, Thirty Pieces of Silver, You're Next. Interrogation: Are You Now or Have You Ever Been.The Individual and The State: The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial The Andersonville Trial
Conclusion: Further Fields: High Noon, Panic in the Streets.
6. Informers: The Hook, On the Waterfront, A View from the Bridge, After the Fall. 7. Forensics. The Self and Others: Darkness at Noon, Montserrat, Incident at Vichy.Blacklist: "Blacklist, " Fear on Trial, The Front, Guilty by Suspicion
pt. II. Making Analogies. 4. Witch Hunt: The Crucible, The First Salem Witch Trial, The Witchfinders. 5. Inquisition.Galilei.Joan of Arc, Unfriendly Witness: Saint Joan, The Lark, Joan of Lorraine, Joan of Arc, The Execution of Joan of Arc. Galileo, Cooperative Witness: Galileo, Lamp at Midnight, The Crisis of Galileo, The Recantation of Galileo.pt. I. The Committee and the Culture. 1. The Stage Is Set. 2. The Social Drama. 3. Dramatizing Directly. Investigation: Big Jim McLain, Thirty Pieces of Silver, You're Next. Interrogation: Are You Now or Have You Ever Been.The Individual and The State: The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial The Andersonville Trial
Conclusion: Further Fields: High Noon, Panic in the Streets.