Twentieth Century British Drama
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Author | : John Smart |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2001-06-14 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780521795630 |
Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. Looking back on 20th century British drama from its' historical, social and political perspective enables the reader to set each play in a broader context. Contents include a selection of play extracts from well-known authors including Harold Brighouse, John Osborne, Harold Pinter, Tom Stoppard and Timberlake Wertenbaker.
Author | : Christopher Innes |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 604 |
Release | : 2002-11-28 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9780521016759 |
Author | : Alexander Feldman |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2013-01-17 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1136155007 |
This book defines and exemplifies a major genre of modern dramatic writing, termed historiographic metatheatre, in which self-reflexive engagements with the traditions and forms of dramatic art illuminate historical themes and aid in the representation of historical events and, in doing so, formulates a genre. Historiographic metatheatre has been, and remains, a seminal mode of political engagement and ideological critique in the contemporary dramatic canon. Locating its key texts within the traditions of historical drama, self-reflexivity in European theatre, debates in the politics and aesthetics of postmodernism, and currents in contemporary historiography, this book provides a new critical idiom for discussing the major works of the genre and others that utilize its techniques. Feldman studies landmarks in the theatre history of postwar Britain by Weiss, Stoppard, Brenton, Wertenbaker and others, focusing on European revolutionary politics, the historiography of the World Wars and the effects of British colonialism. The playwrights under consideration all use the device of the play-within-the-play to explore constructions of nationhood and of Britishness, in particular. Those plays performed within the framing works are produced in places of exile where, Feldman argues, the marginalized negotiate the terms of national identity through performance.
Author | : Stephen Unwin |
Publisher | : Faber & Faber |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9780571200146 |
If great drama flourishes in a changing world, the twentieth century may prove itself the most dramatically fruitful ever. The briefest historical outline shows a time of extraordinary upheaval, and twentieth-century drama's greatest achievement was that it managed to reflect those changes with courage, vision, and artistry. In A Pocket Guide to 20th Century Drama, Stephen Unwin and Carole Woddis examine fifty seminal works from the past one hundred years, and in the process chart some of the most profound events of that era -- from Anton Chekhov's illustration of the fin-de-siecle clash in cultural value systems in The Cherry Orchard to World War II's legacy of moral despair as voiced in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot to Tony Kushner's stark and moving exploration of the ravages of AIDS in Angels in America. For each play, a precis is provided, along with a brief essay on its historical and literary context and a rundown of pertinent productions. In addition, the authors provide both an overview of the past century in history and drama, and a chronicle of one thousand of the century's notable plays, providing an understanding of what other works were being written at the time.
Author | : John Smart |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : English drama |
ISBN | : |
This title examines 20th-century British drama. The series explores the contextual study of texts & each book adopts an interactive approach & provides the background for understanding the significance of literary, historical & social contexts.
Author | : Simon Trussler |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 323 |
Release | : 1983-04-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 134917064X |
A compendium of information on all the main events, individuals, political groupings and issues of the 20th century. It provides a guide to current thinking on important historical topics and personalities within the period, and offers a guide to further reading.
Author | : Niloufer Harben |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9780389207344 |
The book offers the clearest definition yet of the history play, its scope and its limits. Historical drama is an extremely popular genre among 20th-century English playwrights. Yet the sheer size and complexity of the subject has, until now, prevented critics from attempting a clear definition. Dr. Harben provides a new and original perspective, taking into account modern ideas of and attitudes to history. The author examines the varying approaches to history taken by modern historians and playwrights, and provides a detailed analysis of the historical source material of selected plays. The study is supported with a wealth of vivid and provocative illustrations. Historical and dramatic criticism is related to theatrical interpretation and experience. This book therefore should prove valuable and interesting to the reader with a specialist interest in the field as well as to the more general reader.
Author | : Susan C. W. Abbotson |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2005-09-30 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0313027234 |
American playwrights have made enormous contributions to world drama during the last century, and their works are widely read and performed. This reference conveniently introduces 10 of the most important modern American plays read by students. An introductory essay concisely overviews modern American drama, and each of the chapters that follow examines a particular play. Among the plays discussed are Thornton Wilder's Our Town, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, and August Wilson's The Piano Lesson. Each chapter includes a biography, a plot summary, an analysis of the play's themes, characters, and dramatic art, and a review of its historical background and reception. Chapters list works for further reading, and the volume closes with a selected, general bibliography.
Author | : Christopher Innes |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2019-05-23 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0429782128 |
First published in 1999, this volume aims to develop the field of theatre studies by promoting the study of performative elements and thus fostering their consideration in the critical interpretation of dramatic literature. The authors additionally suggest ways of approaching and evaluating the work of individual performers, as well as of directors, designers and producers. It is an archival guide which covers manuscript and ephemera, rather than published texts, and attempts to indicate the potential value of the documentary material listed. This unique reference guide provides descriptions and evaluations of archive manuscript materials and ephemera relating to twentieth-century British and American theatre. Over 100 archives across Europe, North America and Britain were examined in the compilation of this volume. The documents include: unpublished playscripts; state and costume designs; directors' books; prompt books; lighting plots; stage photos; correspondence; theatre programmes. One hundred and seventy five entries are arranged alphabetically and cover playwrights, directors, designers and actors. By its nature, theatre is a collaborative enterprise, a facet which is recognised in the comprehensive cross-referencing of entries. The last twenty years has seen a shift in drama studies from text-based criticism to analysis of performance. The materials covered in this book have therefore become essential to future research in the field.
Author | : D. Rabey |
Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : |