Word: englishness
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...felt we should set a precedent," said Emory Elliott, chairman of Princeton's English department and one of the judges. "We felt that he has continued to make a major contribution to American drama and dramatic criticism throughout his life...
Robert S. Brustein, the artistic director of the American Repertory Theatre (ART) and instructor of English 163, "Post-Modern Drama," received the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism for his recent book, "Who Needs Theatre," a collection of writings on theatre that originally appeared in The New Republic...
...Nathan prize, awarded annually for excellence in dramatic criticism by the chairmen of the English departments of Cornell, Princeton and Yale universities, is one of the most distinguished awards in the field of theatrical writing, said Stephen B. Boies, vice president of Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, which administers the prize. "I don't know, offhand, of any other award like this," said Boies...
...feeling of the committee that he had only deepened his contributions to theatre since then," said Patricia M. Spacks, former chairman of the Cornell English department and also a judge. "It was entirely appropriate for someone of his achievements and contributions...
...Brustein's critical work is on a level with that of George Bernard Shaw and Kenneth Tynan. "What makes a critic great is the quality of his thought, and the quality of his style. No one comes close to Brustein in either area. He is a great master of English prose," he said...