Twentieth-century English History Plays
Title | Twentieth-century English History Plays PDF eBook |
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.
Twentieth-Century English History Plays
Title | Twentieth-Century English History Plays PDF eBook |
Author | Niloufer Harben |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781349090099 |
Modern British Drama: The Twentieth Century
Title | Modern British Drama: The Twentieth Century PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Innes |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 604 |
Release | 2002-11-28 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 9780521016759 |
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Twentieth Century British Drama
Title | Twentieth Century British Drama PDF eBook |
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.
Twentieth Century Drama
Title | Twentieth Century Drama PDF eBook |
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.
The Cambridge History of Twentieth-Century English Literature
Title | The Cambridge History of Twentieth-Century English Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Laura Marcus |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 912 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780521820776 |
Publisher Description
Twentieth-Century Irish Drama
Title | Twentieth-Century Irish Drama PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Murray |
Publisher | Syracuse University Press |
Total Pages | 292 |
Release | 2000-05-01 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780815606437 |
This work provides an overview of Irish theatre, read in the light of Ireland's self-definition. Mediating between history and its relations with politics and art, it attempts to do justice to the enabling and mirroring preoccupations of Irish drama.