Ameerika kirjandus alates I maailmasõjast kuni tänapäevani.
waiting for the drug addict mmother to come downstairs. When night comes we see that it isnt
just the late hours of the day but the night of their souls. In 1936 O'Neill was rewarded Nobel
Prize for literature.
Between the two world wars. In the 1930's the great depression. Melodrama emerged but
in a new form. Lillian Hellman, who's plays are different because these don't have a happy
ending always. Introduces realisting settings, fairly believable, sensational. Psyhcological
complex characters. She's hinting this trouble between good and evil behind the dynamic of
human social order. The 1930's saw the new type of play, this was called Agitprop. Russian
revolution 1917. Agitation propaganda. It was used by the leftist in the label movement to
rally support for their couse. It contains type characters and simple situations, songs-make it
remoramble, slogans and direct challenges to the audience to get their reaction, to make them
involved