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Mendel's Theatre explores the close--and scandalous--affinity between hereditary theory and the modern theatre. By revealing the hidden eugenic subtext behind the work of Ibsen, Shaw, O'Neill and others, it illuminates in new and disturbing ways so many of the plays and playwrights we thought we understood. --David Savran, Vera Mowry Roberts Chair in American Theatre, The Graduate Center at CUNY While much has been made of American theatre's (and modern theatre's in general) obsession with heredity, little exists on eugenics itself, much less anything so thoroughly presented and articulated. The term 'Mendel's Theatre' will likely turn into a much-used phrase when twentieth-century drama is discussed, inescapable as it will be to ignore what is here presented in the future. --William W. Demastes, Professor of English, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

<p> Learned, insightful, and engaging, Mendel's Theatre is an impressive and groundbreaking study. Its critical voice is assured, and it establishes a new way of thinking about the relationships among drama, theatre, and social theory during the early twentieth century. -- Theatre Survey <p> <p> While much has been made of American theatre's (and modern theatre's in general) obsession with heredity, little exists on eugenics itself, much less anything so thoroughly presented and articulated. The term 'Mendel's Theatre' will likely turn into a much-used phrase when twentieth-century drama is discussed, inescapable as it will be to ignore what is here presented in the future. --William W. Demastes, Professor of English, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge <p> Mendel's Theatre transcends the disciplinary boundaries of theatre scholarship to also explore the history of science, social movements, and philosophy. Wolff's ambitious and meticulously researched book offers botht

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TAMSEN WOLFF is Assistant Professor of English at Princeton University, USA.

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