Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical

by Laurie Winer

Book Overview

A new look at artist Oscar Hammerstein II as a pivotal and underestimated force in the creation of modern American culture

"Smart and insightful. . . . Winer] has an intuitive grasp of Hammerstein's aesthetic and character. She gets him."--New York Review of Books

You know his work--Show Boat, Oklahoma , Carousel, The King and I. But you don't really know Oscar Hammerstein II, the man who,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030022379X
• ISBN13: 9780300223798
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.5"