British and Irish Dramatists Since World War II.

British and Irish Dramatists Since World War II.
Title British and Irish Dramatists Since World War II. PDF eBook
Author John Stanley Bull
Publisher Dictionary of Literary Biograp
Pages 504
Release 2005
Genre Biography & Autobiography
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Embraces the work of writers working in theatrical traditions ranging from the classic well-made play to the most radical avant-garde pieces. This variety is indicative of the fact that this period is one of the most important in British drama, comparable to the late-Elizabethan/Jacobean and post-Restoration eras in terms of the quantity and quality of new work and surpassing both of them in the sheer variety of theatrical offerings.

British and Irish Drama since 1960

British and Irish Drama since 1960
Title British and Irish Drama since 1960 PDF eBook
Author James Acheson
Publisher Springer
Pages 241
Release 2015-12-24
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1349227625

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The fifteen essays in this collection, published here for the first time, survey the work of some of the major British and Irish dramatists since 1960. Included are four dramatists - Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Peter Shaffer and Peter Nichols - who began writing plays before 1960, and whose work since then has continued to develop interestingly. Most of the dramatists considered here, however, are those who have begun writing more recently, and who illustrate some of the distinctive characteristics of British and Irish drama of our time.

Fifty Modern and Contemporary Dramatists

Fifty Modern and Contemporary Dramatists
Title Fifty Modern and Contemporary Dramatists PDF eBook
Author Maggie B. Gale
Publisher Routledge
Pages 277
Release 2014-11-27
Genre Performing Arts
ISBN 1317596226

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Fifty Modern and Contemporary and Dramatists is a critical introduction to the work of some of the most important and influential playwrights from the 1950s to the present day. The figures chosen are among the most widely studied by students of drama, theatre and literature and include such celebrated writers as: • Samuel Beckett • Caryl Churchill • Anna Deavere Smith • Jean Genet • Sarah Kane • Heiner Müller • Arthur Miller • Harold Pinter • Sam Shephard Each short essay is written by one of an international team of academic experts and offers a detailed analysis of the playwright’s key works and career. The introduction provides an historical and theatrical context to the volume, which provides an invaluable overview of modern and contemporary drama.

English Drama Since 1940

English Drama Since 1940
Title English Drama Since 1940 PDF eBook
Author David Ian Rabey
Publisher Routledge
Pages 265
Release 2014-10-13
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1317875397

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English Drama Since 1940 considers the bids of successive post-war dramatists to find language and images of remorseless disclosure, appropriate to the public manifestation of sensed crisis and the interrogation of the ideal of renewal. This book introduces the period and its discourse whilst redefining them, to give proper consideration to developments of themes, styles, concerns and contexts from the 80s to the present. The book offers succinct and analytical introductions to the work of 60 dramatists, whilst arguing for (re)appraisal of many dates critical perspectives, in order to stimulate further argument in the field.

A Companion to Modern British and Irish Drama, 1880 - 2005

A Companion to Modern British and Irish Drama, 1880 - 2005
Title A Companion to Modern British and Irish Drama, 1880 - 2005 PDF eBook
Author Mary Luckhurst
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Pages 608
Release 2008-04-15
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 0470751479

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This wide-ranging Companion to Modern British and Irish Drama offers challenging analyses of a range of plays in their political contexts. It explores the cultural, social, economic and institutional agendas that readers need to engage with in order to appreciate modern theatre in all its complexity. An authoritative guide to modern British and Irish drama. Engages with theoretical discourses challenging a canon that has privileged London as well as white English males and realism. Topics covered include: national, regional and fringe theatres; post-colonial stages and multiculturalism; feminist and queer theatres; sex and consumerism; technology and globalisation; representations of war, terrorism, and trauma.

The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary Irish Playwrights

The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary Irish Playwrights
Title The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary Irish Playwrights PDF eBook
Author Martin Middeke
Publisher A&C Black
Pages 482
Release 2010-05-28
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1408113465

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A thorough and insightful study of the work of twenty-five important Irish playwrights.

British Mystery and Thriller Writers Since 1960

British Mystery and Thriller Writers Since 1960
Title British Mystery and Thriller Writers Since 1960 PDF eBook
Author Gina Macdonald
Publisher Dictionary of Literary Biograp
Pages 456
Release 2003
Genre Biography & Autobiography
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Spans much of the modern history of the mystery genre and, along with it, many of the political and social changes from the classical detective story, the World War II spy story, and the Cold War thriller to postmodern detective and spy adventures and the politics of terrorism and confrontation of the twenty-first century.