Plays In American Periodicals 1890-1918

Between 1890 And 1918, Over 125 American, English, Irish And Angloindian Plays By 70 Dramatists Were Published In 14 American General Interest Periodicals Aimed At The Middle-class Reader And Consumer. Ranging From Elite Publications Such As The Atlantic Monthly And Scribners To More Mid-level Venues Such As Mcclures And Everybodys Magazine To Progressive Magazines Such As Arena And Forum, The Plays Dramatized A Wide Range Of American Concerns, Including Anxieties About Race Suicide, Immigration, White Slavery, The Woman, Class Distinctions, Global Warfare, And The Creation Of A Unique National Identity. These Plays Show Americans To Have Been Discontented Citizens, Conflicted By The Demands Of A Dynamically Changing Nation.