British Playwrights 1880 1956


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British Playwrights 1880 1956


British Playwrights 1880 1956
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Release Date : 1996

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British Playwrights 1880 1956


British Playwrights 1880 1956
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Author : William W. Demastes
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 1996-12-09

British Playwrights 1880 1956 written by William W. Demastes and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-12-09 with Literary Criticism categories.


From 1880 to 1956, when John Osborne transformed the British theater world with Look Back in Anger, British playwrights made numerous lasting contributions and provided a foundation for the innovations of dramatists during the latter half of the 20th century. This reference profiles the life and work of some 40 British playwrights active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many of whom are also known for their work as novelists and poets. Included are figures such as W. H. Auden, Max Beerbohm, Noel Coward, T. S. Eliot, John Galsworthy, Graham Greene, D. H. Lawrence, W. Somerset Maugham, George Bernard Shaw, and Oscar Wilde. Each entry provides a biographical overview; a list of major plays and summaries of their critical reception; a list of minor plays, adaptations, and productions; an assessment of the playwright's career; and archival and bibliographical information. Included in this reference book are alphabetically arranged entries for some 40 British playwrights active from 1880 through 1956. Entries are written by expert contributors, with each entry providing a biographical overview; a list of major plays, premieres, and significant revivals, along with a summary of the critical reception of these works; a listing of additional plays, adaptations, and productions; an assessment of the playwright's career and contributions, with reference to published evaluations in magazines, journals, dissertations, and books; a listing of locations housing unpublished archival material, if available; a selected bibliography of the dramatist's published plays and of essays and articles by the playwright on aspects of the theater; a selected bibliography of secondary sources; and, when available, a listing of previously published bibliographies on the playwright.



British Playwrights 1956 1995


British Playwrights 1956 1995
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Author : William W. Demastes
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 1996-10-23

British Playwrights 1956 1995 written by William W. Demastes and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-10-23 with Literary Criticism categories.


The year 1956 marked a point when British drama and theater fell into the hands of a group of young playwrights who revolutionized the stage. During that time, playwrights such as Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter made the British theater as rich, varied, and vital as any national theater in history. This reference chronicles the history of British theater from 1956 to 1995 by providing detailed information about the playwrights of that period. Included are entries for some three dozen British playwrights active between 1956 and 1995. Entries are arranged alphabetically to facilitate use. Each entry supplies biographical information, the production history for particular plays, a survey of the playwright's critical reception, an assessment of the dramatist's work, and primary and secondary bibliographies. A selected, general bibliography at the end of the volume directs the reader to important sources of additional information about this period in theater history.



British Playwrights 1956 1995


British Playwrights 1956 1995
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Author : William W. Demastes
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 1996-10-23

British Playwrights 1956 1995 written by William W. Demastes and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-10-23 with Literary Criticism categories.


Chronicles the history of British theater from 1956 to 1995 by providing detailed information about the playwrights of that period. Entries include information such as biographical information, the production history for particular plays, a survey of the playwright's critical reception, and an assessment of the dramatist's work.



Continuum Companion To Twentieth Century Theatre


Continuum Companion To Twentieth Century Theatre
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Author : Colin Chambers
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2006-05-14

Continuum Companion To Twentieth Century Theatre written by Colin Chambers and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-14 with Social Science categories.


International in scope, this book is designed to be the pre-eminent reference work on the English-speaking theatre in the twentieth century. Arranged alphabetically, it consists of some 2500 entries written by 280 contributors from 20 countries which include not only top-level experts, but, uniquely, leading professionals from the world of theatre. A fascinating resource for anyone interested in theatre, it includes: - Overviews of major concepts, topics and issues; - Surveys of theatre institutions, countries, and genres; - Biographical entries on key performers, playwrights, directors, designers, choreographers and composers; - Articles by leading professionals on crafts, skills and disciplines including acting, design, directing, lighting, sound and voice.



Guide To Reference In Genealogy And Biography


Guide To Reference In Genealogy And Biography
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Author : Mary K. Mannix
language : en
Publisher: American Library Association
Release Date : 2015

Guide To Reference In Genealogy And Biography written by Mary K. Mannix and has been published by American Library Association this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Biography & Autobiography categories.


An excellent starting point for both reference librarians and for library users seeking information about family history and the lives of others, this resource is drawn from the authoritative database of Guide to Reference, voted Best Professional Resource Database by Library Journal readers in 2012. Biographical resources have long been of interest to researchers and general readers, and this title directs readers to the best biographical sources for all regions of the world. For interest in the lives of those not found in biographical resources, this title also serves as a guide to the most useful genealogical resources. Profiling more than 1400 print and electronic sources, this book helps connect librarians and researchers to the most relevant sources of information in genealogy and biography.



Realism And The American Dramatic Tradition


Realism And The American Dramatic Tradition
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Author : William W. Demastes
language : en
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Release Date : 1996-08-30

Realism And The American Dramatic Tradition written by William W. Demastes and has been published by University of Alabama Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-08-30 with Drama categories.


This book reconsiders realism on the American stage by addressing the great variety and richness of the plays that form the American theatre canon.



Analyzing Drama


Analyzing Drama
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Author : James R Russo
language : en
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Release Date : 2021-11-03

Analyzing Drama written by James R Russo and has been published by Liverpool University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-03 with Performing Arts categories.


This play-analysis textbook contains 50 short essays on geographically diverse, historically significant dramas -- among them Major Barbara, Our Town, Hamlet, A Streetcar Named Desire, Romeo and Juliet, Miss Julie, Electra, Death of a Salesman, The Balcony, The Cherry Orchard, Mother Courage, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Old Times. The essays are supported by a Step-by-Step Approach to Play Analysis, a Glossary of Dramatic Terms, Study Guides, Topics for Writing and Discussion, Bibliographical Resources, and a comprehensive Index. Written for university and advanced high school students, these critical essays provide practical models to aid and promote writing and analytical skills. The author is a close reader committed to a detailed yet objective examination of the structure, style, imagery, and language of a play. He is concerned with dramatic analysis that can be of benefit to directors, designers, and even actors. Analysis of character, action, dialogue, and setting can thus be translated into concepts for theatrical production. The three key benefits of ANALYZING DRAMA are: 1. Most so-called play analysis texts are books about the methods and techniques of play analysis but contain few (if any) actual play analyses. The book describes the methods and techniques of play analysis while at the same time providing numerous examples of such analysis. 2. The Topics for Writing and Discussion and Study Guides provide a wide range of set tasks for students. 3. Readings are not biased by any particular social or political doctrine. Aimed at students, teachers, educated readers, and drama aficionados with an interest in world drama in particular and drama studies in general, as well as at theatregoers with an interest in the practice of play analysis and criticism.



A Play Analysis


A Play Analysis
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Author : R. J. Cardullo
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-10-28

A Play Analysis written by R. J. Cardullo and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-28 with Education categories.


"Play Analysis: A Casebook on Modern Western Drama is a combined play-analysis textbook and course companion that contains twelve essays on major dramas from the modern European and American theaters: among them, Ghosts, The Ghost Sonata, The Doctor’s Dilemma, A Man’s a Man, The Homecoming, The Hairy Ape, The Front Page, Of Mice and Men, Our Town, The Glass Menagerie, and Death of a Salesman. Supplementing these essays are a Step-by-Step Approach to Play Analysis, a Glossary of Dramatic Terms, Study Guides, Topics for Writing and Discussion, and bibliographies. Written with college students in mind (and possibly also advanced high school students), these critical essays cover some of the central plays treated in courses on modern Euro-American drama and will provide students with practical models to help them improve their own writing and analytical skills. The author is a “close reader” committed to a detailed yet objective examination of the structure, style, imagery, and language of a play. Moreover, he is concerned chiefly with dramatic analysis that can be of benefit not only to playreaders and theatergoers, but also to directors, designers, and even actors—that is, with analysis of character, action, dialogue, and setting that can be translated into concepts for theatrical production, or that can at least provide the kind of understanding of a play with which a theater practitioner could fruitfully quarrel."



The Cambridge History Of Twentieth Century English Literature


The Cambridge History Of Twentieth Century English Literature
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Author : Laura Marcus
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2004

The Cambridge History Of Twentieth Century English Literature written by Laura Marcus and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Literary Criticism categories.


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