Background
Gilman, Richard was born on April 30, 1925 in New York City. Son of Jacob and Marion (Wolinsky) Gilman.
Richard Gilman
April 30, 1925 (age 93) New York City
Free-lance writer, 1950-1954. Associate editor Jubilee magazine, 1954-1957. Drama critic, literature editor Commonweal, 1961-1964. Associate editor, drama critic Newsweek magazine, 1964-1967. Literature editor New Republic, 1968-1970. Professor drama Yale University, 1967—1978, 1979—1998. Visiting lecturer English, Columbia University, 1964-1965, visiting professor, 1980, 84. Visiting professor drama Stanford University, summer 1967, theater arts City College of New York, 1978-1979, Boston University, 1984-1985, Barnard College. McGraw Distinguished lecturer Princeton University, 1990. President Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association American Center, 1981-1983, vice president, 1983-1986.
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book
Common and uncommon masks;: Writings on theatre 1961-1970
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Common and Uncommon Masks: Writings on Theatre, 1961-1975
(Book by Gilman, Richard)
Book by Gilman, Richard
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Decadence: The Strange Life of an Epithet
(Cultural Studies, Literary Studies)
Cultural Studies, Literary Studies
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The Making of Modern Drama by Gilman, Richard (2000) Paperback
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Faith, Sex, Mystery: A Memoir First edition by Gilman, Richard (1987) Hardcover
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The Making of Modern Drama
( This highly acclaimed critical exploration of modern dr...)
This highly acclaimed critical exploration of modern drama begins with Büchner and Ibsen and then discusses the major playwrights who have shaped modern theaterStrindberg, Chekhov, Pirandello, Brecht, Beckett, and Handke. A new introduction by the author assesses developments of recent years. Reviews of the earlier editions: The best single study of the astonishing transformations dramatic art has undergone in the last century or so.”Thomas R. Edwards, New York Times Book Review In its field this is one of the choice books of the century. It moves toward the deepest sources of some great plays, so it deepens their effect on us.”Stanley Kauffmann The Making of Modern Drama has no rivals. Richard Gilman’s account of his fascinating subject is written with love, measure, and authority.”Susan Sontag Gilman’s book on the genesis and development of contemporary drama is acute, beautifully accomplished, and, I think, important.”Donald Barthelme
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Faith, Sex, Mystery: A Memoir
(Book by Gilman, Richard)
Book by Gilman, Richard
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The Confusion of Realms
(Literary criticism on Norman Mailer, Marshall McLuhan, Su...)
Literary criticism on Norman Mailer, Marshall McLuhan, Susan Sontag, The Living Theatre, Black Writing-Fiction, Drama, and Ideas. Dust jacket design by Jay J. Smith.
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Faith, Sex, Mystery: A Memoir Hardcover January, 1987
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The Making of Modern Drama Paperback - February, 2000
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Richard Gilman Edit Profile
Richard Gilman, American drama educator, author. Recipient George Jean Nathan award for drama criticism, 1971; Morton Dauwen Zabel award American Academy and Institute Arts and Letters, 1979; fellow New York Institute for Humanities., 1977-1980. Served with United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1943-1946.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1947; Doctor of Humane Letters, Grinnell College, 1967.
Career
Free-lance writer, 1950-1954. Associate editor Jubilee magazine, 1954-1957. Drama critic, literature editor Commonweal, 1961-1964.
Associate editor, drama critic Newsweek magazine, 1964-1967. Literature editor New Republic, 1968-1970. Professor drama Yale University, 1967—1978, 1979—1998.
Visiting lecturer English, Columbia University, 1964-1965, visiting professor, 1980, 84. Visiting professor drama Stanford University, summer 1967, theater arts City College of New York, 1978-1979, Boston University, 1984-1985, Barnard College. McGraw Distinguished lecturer Princeton University, 1990.
President Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association American Center, 1981-1983, vice president, 1983-1986.
Works
book
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The Making of Modern Drama
( This highly acclaimed critical exploration of modern dr...)
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The Confusion of Realms
(Literary criticism on Norman Mailer, Marshall McLuhan, Su...)
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Decadence: The Strange Life of an Epithet
(Cultural Studies, Literary Studies)
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Common and Uncommon Masks: Writings on Theatre, 1961-1975
(Book by Gilman, Richard)
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Faith, Sex, Mystery: A Memoir
(Book by Gilman, Richard)
- Faith, Sex, Mystery A Memoir Advance Uncorrected Proofs
- Common and uncommon masks;: Writings on theatre 1961-1970
- Faith, Sex, Mystery: A Memoir by Richard Gilman (1987-01-03)
- The confusion of realms.
- The Making of Modern Drama by Richard Gilman (2000-02-01)
- The Making of Modern Drama by Gilman, Richard (2000) Paperback
- Faith, Sex, Mystery: A Memoir First edition by Gilman, Richard (1987) Hardcover
- Faith, Sex, Mystery: A Memoir Hardcover January, 1987
- The Making of Modern Drama Paperback - February, 2000
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The Making of Modern Drama
Membership
Served with United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1943-1946.
Connections
Married Esther Morgenstern, 1949 (divorced). 1 child, Nicholas; married Lynn Nesbit, 1966 (divorced). Children: Priscilla, Claire.
Married Yasuko Shiojiri, 1992.
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Born
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Died
October 28, 2006 (aged 81) -
Nationality
American
Education
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1947
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1967
Career
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1950 - 1954
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1954 - 1957
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1961 - 1964
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1964 - 1967
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1967 - 1978
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1968 - 1970
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1979 - 1998