Theater of the Mind: Imagination, Aesthetics, and American Radio Drama

"A gift in an age when so many have forgotten the depth of radio's contribution to sonic culture . . . a major work of radio history." —Jonathan Sterne, author of The Audible Past

For generations, fans and critics have characterized classic American radio drama as a "theater of the mind." This book unpacks that characterization by recasting the radio play as an aesthetic object within its unique historical context. In Theater of the Mind, Neil Verma applies an array of critical methods to mo...