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          American Television During a Television Presidency

          American Television During a Television Presidency

          Edited by Karen McNally

          Price: $36.99

          ISBN: 9780814349359

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: April 2022

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          336 Pages

          Undergraduate and graduate students and scholars of film and television studies, comedy studies, and cultural studies will value this strong collection.

          Staging Fairyland

          Staging Fairyland

          Folklore, Children's Entertainment, and Nineteenth-Century Pantomime

          by Jennifer Schacker

          Price: $29.99

          ISBN: 9780814345900

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: December 2018

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          104 Pages

          Readers interested in folklore, fairy-tale studies, children's literature, and performance studies will embrace this informative monograph.

          Hugo Von Hofmannsthal

          Hugo Von Hofmannsthal

          Three Plays

          by Hugo Von Hofmannsthal

          Introduction by Alfred Schwarz

          Translated by Alfred Schwarz

          Price: $24.99

          ISBN: 9780814312865

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: December 2017

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          244 Pages

          This book includes the 1927 theater version of Hofmannsthal's last great work, The Tower, available for the first time in English translation.

          Detroit on Stage

          Detroit on Stage

          The Players Club, 1910-2005

          by Marijean Levering

          Price: $29.99

          ISBN: 9780814343227

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: December 2017

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          312 Pages

          Readers interested in Detroit cultural history and theater studies will enjoy this rare glimpse inside a long-standing Detroit cultural institution.

          The Boys in the Band

          The Boys in the Band

          Flashpoints of Cinema, History, and Queer Politics

          Edited by Matt Bell

          Price: $34.99

          ISBN: 9780814341537

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: December 2016

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          320 Pages

          Scholars and students working in the disciplines of film studies, queer studies, history, theater, and sociology will surely find the book invaluable and a shaping influence on these fields in the coming years.

          Inventing the Modern Yiddish Stage

          Inventing the Modern Yiddish Stage

          Essays in Drama, Performance, and Show Business

          Edited by Barbara Henry and Joel Berkowitz

          Price: $39.99

          ISBN: 9780814335048

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: May 2012

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          396 Pages

          Scholars of Jewish performance and those interested in theater history will appreciate this wide-ranging volume.

          A Jew in the Public Arena

          A Jew in the Public Arena

          The Career of Israel Zangwill

          by Meri-Jane Rochelson

          Price: $27.99

          ISBN: 9780814334935

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: February 2010

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          352 Pages

          Jewish studies scholars as well as students and teachers of late Victorian to Modernist British literature and culture will appreciate this insightful look at Israel Zangwill.

          Tell It to Women

          Tell It to Women

          An Epic Drama for Women

          by Osonye Tess Onwueme

          Foreword by Ngugi wa Thiong'o

          Price: $26.99

          ISBN: 9780814326497

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: March 1997

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          216 Pages

          An ideologically and politically powerful work, Tell It to Women offers a critical discourse on the western feminist movement from an African traditional perspective, focusing attention on the often silenced issues of intra-gender politics and class inequities.

          Lost Plays of the Harlem Renaissance, 1920-1940

          Lost Plays of the Harlem Renaissance, 1920-1940

          Edited by James V. Hatch and Leo Hamalian

          Price: $31.99

          ISBN: 9780814325803

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: October 1996

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          468 Pages

          In the continuing rediscovery of writers and works from the Harlem Renaissance, Lost Plays of the Harlem Renaissance 1920-1940 serves as essential background for contemporary readers and is a valuable contribution to African American literary and theatrical scholarship.

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