One of the most important American playwrights of the 20th century, Maxwell Anderson won a Pulitzer Prize for Both Your Houses (1933), and New York Drama Critics Circle awards for Winterset (1935) and High Tor (1936). Though he believed that poetry was the glory of drama, he also devoted himself to realism. His crowning achievement was Winterset, in which he popularized the use of blank verse in contemporary drama. During a career that spanned more than a quarter century, he wrote 33 plays, many of which were produced in European capitals and were translated into more than a dozen languages.
As a comprehensive guide to Anderson's career, this reference book is an indispensable volume for anyone interested in American drama. An introductory essay discusses Anderson's life and work. The bulk of the text provides synopses and critical overviews of his plays, a feature useful to readers unacquainted with his works. Also included is cast information for major productions. Annotated bibliographies cover primary sources, as well as books, chapters, and articles about Anderson. A separate bibliography cites and annotates reviews of performances.
One of the most important American playwrights of the 20th century, Maxwell Anderson won a Pulitzer Prize for Both Your Houses (1933), and New York Drama Critics Circle awards for Winterset (1935) and High Tor (1936). Though he believed that poetry was the glory of drama, he also devoted himself to realism. His crowning achievement was Winterset, in which he popularized the use of blank verse in contemporary drama. During a career that spanned more than a quarter century, he wrote 33 plays, many of which were produced in European capitals and were translated into more than a dozen languages.
As a comprehensive guide to Anderson's career, this reference book is an indispensable volume for anyone interested in American drama. An introductory essay discusses Anderson's life and work. The bulk of the text provides synopses and critical overviews of his plays, a feature useful to readers unacquainted with his works. Also included is cast information for major productions. Annotated bibliographies cover primary sources, as well as books, chapters, and articles about Anderson. A separate bibliography cites and annotates reviews of performances.
Complete guide to Maxwell Anderson's plays, performances of his works, and material by and about him.
Preface
Chronology
Life and Career
The Plays: Summaries, Productions, and Critical Overviews
The Stage Plays
Adam, Lilith, and Eve (1950)
Anne of the Thousand Days (1948)
The Bad Seed (1957)
Barefoot in Athens (1951)
Benvenuto (1922)
Both Your Houses (1933)
The Buccaneer (with Laurence Stallings, 1925)
Candle in the Wind (1941)
Cavalier King (1952)
Chicot the King (1926)
The Day the Money Stopped (with Brendan Gill, 1957)
Elizabeth the Queen (1930)
The Eve of St. Mark (1942)
First Flight (with Laurence Stallings, 1925)
Gods of the Lightning (with Harold Hickerson, 1928)
The Golden Six (1958)
Gypsy (1927)
Hell on Wheels (with Douglas Moore and Jack Niles, 1928)
High Tor (1937)
Joan of Lorraine (1946)
Journey to Jerusalem (1940)
Key Largo (1939)
Knickerbocker Holiday (with Kurt Weill, 1938)
Letter to Jackie (1943)
Lost in the Stars (with Kurt Weill, 1949)
Madonna and Child (1956)
The Marriage Recipe (c.1927)
Mary of Scotland (1933)
The Masque of Kings (1937)
The Masque of Pedagogues (1911)
The Masque of Queens (1954)
Meeting in Africa (c.1943)
Night over Taos (1932)
Outside Looking In (1925)
The Princess Renegade (1932)
Raft on the River (with Kurt Weill, 1950)
Richard and Anne (1955)
Saturday's Children (1927)
Sea-Wife (1924)
The Star-Wagon (1937)
Storm Operation (1944)
Truckline Cafe (1946)
Ulysses Africanus (1945)
Valley Forge (1934)
What Price Glory? (with Laurence Stallings, 1924)
White Desert (1923)
The Wingless Victory (1936)
Winterset (1935)
The Radio Plays
The Bastion Saint-Gervais (1938)
The Feast of Ortolans (1937)
From Reveille to Breakfast (1942)
John Keats and America (1941)
The Miracle of the Danube (1941)
Second Overture (1938?)
Your Navy (with Kurt Weill, 1942)
Televison Play
The Christmas Carol (1954)
Primary Bibliography: Writings by Anderson
Plays
Theatre Criticism
Articles and Essays in Books, Periodicals, and Newspapers
Archival Sources
Secondary Bibliography: Reviews
Secondary Bibliography: Books, Articles, Sections
Author Index
General Index
BARBARA LEE HORN is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Speech, Communication Sciences and Theatre at St. John's University in New York./e Her publications include The Age of Hair: Evolution and Impact of Broadway's First Rock Musical (1991), Joseph Papp: A Bio-Bibliography (1992), David Merrick: A Bio-Bibliography (1992), Colleen Dewhurst: A Bio-Bibliography (1993), and Ellen Stewart and La Mama: A Bio-Bibliography (1993), all published by Greenwood Press.
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