The Holocaust - the systematic attempted destruction of European Jewry and other 'threats' to the Third Reich from 1933 to 1945 - has been portrayed in fiction, film, memoirs, and poetry. Gene Plunka's study will add to this chronicle with an examination of the theatre of the Holocaust. Including thorough critical analyses of more than thirty plays, this book explores the seminal twentieth-century Holocaust dramas from the United States, Europe, and Israel. Biographical information about the playwrights, production histories of the plays, and pertinent historical information are provided, placing the plays in their historical and cultural contexts.
- ISBN13 9780521494250
- Publish Date 2 April 2009 (first published 1 April 2009)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 3 February 2023
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Cambridge University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 454
- Language English