{"product_id":"9781480441170","title":"Mary McCarthy's Theatre Chronicles, 1937-1962","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe American theatre comes alive in Mary McCarthy’s provocative anthology of essays\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer literary writings and dramatic criticism have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e Mary McCarthy’s Theatre Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e gathers together a wide-ranging collection featuring a cast of playwrights, actors, and directors that reads like a “who’s who” of American theatre.  \u003cbr\u003eWith chapters ranging from “The Unimportance of Being Oscar” to “Odets Deplored,” this lively and witty volume opens a revealing window onto every aspect of theatre. McCarthy brings singular productions of the world’s most famous plays to vivid dramatic life while dissecting literary giants like Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller. She offers her controversial opinion on everything from the American school of realism as epitomized by Brando to what creates a great actress to how a badly written play can still make for good theatre.\u003cbr\u003eWith passages on theatre figures from Shakespeare to Shaw to Ibsen and O’Neill, this is a must-have for theatre lovers and armchair critics everywhere.\u003cbr\u003eThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary McCarthy including rare images from the author’s estate.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144771223792,"sku":"9781480441170","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480441170_p0.jpg?v=1763619783","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480441170","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}