American Drama Since World War II
A foundational, career-defining study that provides the clearest entry into Weales's criticism of American theater.
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Gerald Clifford Weales (1925–2013) was an American professor, drama critic, and author. He taught English and drama at the University of Pennsylvania until 1987, wrote extensively on English and American theater and American film comedy, reviewed theater for The Reporter and Commonweal, and also published a novel and two children's books. He received the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism and a Guggenheim Fellowship.
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A foundational, career-defining study that provides the clearest entry into Weales's criticism of American theater.
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novel · 1960
nonfiction · 1961
nonfiction · 1962
nonfiction · 1964
nonfiction · 1969
nonfiction · 1985
biography · 1971
monograph · 1965