{"product_id":"the-theater-of-tony-kushner-james-fisher-9780367026738","title":"The Theater of Tony Kushner: Living Past Hope","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Theater of Tony Kushner\u003c\/em\u003e is a comprehensive portrait of the forty-year long career of dramatist Tony Kushner as playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and public intellectual and political activist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollowing an introduction examining the influences of Kushner's development as an artist, this updated second edition features individual chapters on his major plays, including \u003cem\u003eA Bright Room Called Day\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHydriotaphia, or The Death of Dr. Browne\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAngels in \u003c\/em\u003eAmerica, \u003cem\u003e Slavs! Thinking About the Longstanding Problems of Virtue and Happiness\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Homebody\/Kabul\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Caroline, or Change\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures\u003c\/em\u003e, along with chapters on Kushner's adaptations, one-act plays, and screenplays, including his two Academy Award-nominated screenplays, \u003ci\u003eMunich\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLincoln\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA book for anyone interested in theater, film, literature, and the ways in which the past informs the present, this second edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Theater of Tony Kushner\u003c\/i\u003e explores how his writings reflect key elements of American society, from politics and economics to race, gender, and spirituality, all with the hope of inspiring America to live up to its ideals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Fisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367026732\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367026738\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Fisher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44129968455935,"sku":"9780367026738","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dc2eb4f7-648e-4d14-a623-fef5085fd0bd.jpg?v=1687466807","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-theater-of-tony-kushner-james-fisher-9780367026738","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}