From the publisher’s description:
The importance of Native American realism is traced through a study of the evolution of dramatic theory from the early 1890s through World War I and the uniquely American innovations in realistic drama between world wars.
Murphy, Brenda (NHC Fellow, 1981–82). American Realism and American Drama, 1880-1940. Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1987. ISBN 9780521327114.