Background
Levy, Jonathan Frederick was born on February 20, 1935 in New York City. Son of Milton Jerome and Sylvia (Narins) Levy.
( Although children's plays of the eighteenth and ninetee...)
Although children's plays of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are rarely anthologized or even mentioned in reference books or histories of theatre, theatre historian and playwright Jonathan Levy found an embarrassment of riches when he set about developing this collection. Applying several criteria, which are noted in his preface, he found himself especially captivated by plays presenting scenes of real life and in which the dialogue sounds like the real talk of boys and girls of the period. Most of the plays remain interesting as plays to be read and perhaps produced, not just as historical curiosities. Included are plays representative of five major genres, which Levy identifies in his analytical introduction: Dramatic Proverbs and other moral tales; History Plays, including sacred and secular history; Sentimental Comedies; Fairy Tales and Eastern Tales; and Familiar Dialogues. Included among the playwrights are Charles Stearns (1753-1826), a Harvard graduate and tutor and prominent minister, and Maria Edgeworth (1767-1849), an English writer known also for her Irish novels for adults and her writings on education. Each of the ten plays is prefaced by a biographical sketch on the playwright and critical notes on the play. Illustrations from some of the original publications are reprinted.
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Levy, Jonathan Frederick was born on February 20, 1935 in New York City. Son of Milton Jerome and Sylvia (Narins) Levy.
AB cum laude, Harvard University, 1956; Master of Arts with distinction, Columbia University, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1966.
Associate department humanities, Juilliard School, 1960-1961;
preceptor/associate department English, Columbia College, 1960-1974;
senior fellow, Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts in Education, 1973-1978;
associate professor, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1978-1984;
professor theatre arts, State University of New York, Stony Brook, since 1984;
distinguished teaching professor, State University of New York, Stony Brook, since 1992. Visiting professor Brandeis U., 1979, 86, Sarah Lawrence College, 1984, Columbia University, 1995, Harvard Graduate School Education, 1993s. Instructor writing workshop Bennington College, 1978.
Lecturer department speech University of California, 1963-1964. Vis.scholar Columbia University Department English, 1981-1982, Harvard University, since 1985. Chiefexaminer theatre arts International Baccalaureate, since 1988.
Artist-in-residence Hampshire College, 1978. Consultant Arizona State University, since 1988. Co-chairman theatre youth panel National Endowment for Arts, 1979-1981, theatre policy panel, 1980-1981.
President Playwrights for Children's Theatre, 1971-1975.
( Although children's plays of the eighteenth and ninetee...)
Member American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Dramatists Guild.
Son of Milton Jerome and Sylvia (Narins) L. M. Geraldine Carro, 1968 (deceased). 1 child, Catherine Sylvia.