Theater of the mind : imagination, aesthetics, and American radio drama / Neil Verma.

For generations, fans and critics have characterized classic American radio drama as a "theater of the mind." This book unpacks that characterization by recasting the radio play as an aesthetic object within its unique historical context. In Theater of the Mind, Neil Verma applies an array...

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Main Author: Verma, Neil
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012.
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Summary:For generations, fans and critics have characterized classic American radio drama as a "theater of the mind." This book unpacks that characterization by recasting the radio play as an aesthetic object within its unique historical context. In Theater of the Mind, Neil Verma applies an array of critical methods to more than six thousand recordings to produce a vivid new account of radio drama from the Depression to the Cold War. In this sweeping exploration of dramatic conventions, Verma investigates legendary dramas by the likes of Norman Corwin, Lucille Fletcher, an.
Physical Description:1 online resource (305 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0226853527
9781280678318
1280678313
9780226853529
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.