A History and Assessment of Jonathan Larson's Rent
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Ramet, Geran
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Londré, Felicia
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2020
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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92
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
A.M.
Body granting the degree
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Text preceding or following the note
2020
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This project, a graduate research thesis, intends to provide information and analysis of Jonathan Larson's 1996 musical Rent. It covers the life and works of Jonathan Larson, the production history of Rent, Rent's 1896 operatic predecessor La Bohème, and the environmental context in which Rent was created. Additionally it analyzes the artistic merits of Larson's Rent through the use of Aristotle's Poetics. The purpose of this thesis is to provide contextual information for future productions of Rent, as well as an argument for Rent's continued production and significance to theatrical history.