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VOL. 10, ISSUE 2 (2024)
American drama: A brief history and its significance
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American drama marks an interesting link between the literature of the war decade and that of the twenties. The renewed vitality in the theater came a few years later than that in poetry, but when it did come it came with decided vigor. (Egbert S. Oliver)

This article attempts to trace the origin and the development of American drama with reference to its history and its significance in the American literary tradition. It makes a comprehensive study of the acclaimed predecessors of America, who contributed immensely to the growth of the dramatic genre, and the formidable contemporaries who explore the territories of the human mind in an unimaginable way. In a country that signed its emancipation proclamation as late as July 4, 1774, the root of American drama seems very young and fresh. There are many factors that contributed to the development of drama, both, as a theatrical art form and as a literary genre and the tradition continues till date. To understand the historicity of drama in America, it is essential to understand the constantly changing trends of the American life style over the periods and this article takes a short journey into that time.
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Pages:7-9
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B Soundary "American drama: A brief history and its significance". International Journal of English Research, Vol 10, Issue 2, 2024, Pages 7-9
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