Dramas Of The Past On The Twentieth Century Stage
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Dramas Of The Past On The Twentieth Century Stage
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Author : Alexander Feldman
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-01-17
Dramas Of The Past On The Twentieth Century Stage written by Alexander Feldman and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-17 with Performing Arts categories.
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.
Dramas Of The Past On The Twentieth Century Stage
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Author : Alexander Feldman
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013
Dramas Of The Past On The Twentieth Century Stage written by Alexander Feldman and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Drama categories.
"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."--Publisher's website.
Essays On Twentieth Century German Drama And Theater
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Author : Hellmut H. Rennert
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2004
Essays On Twentieth Century German Drama And Theater written by Hellmut H. Rennert and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Drama categories.
This collection of articles by both German literature specialists and German theater experts grew out of the Comparative Drama Conference held annually between February and March from 1977 to 1999 in Gainesville, Florida. At the center of the contributors' work is the productive tension between the literary and the performance aspects of German drama and theater. At the same time, the reception is truly American, since the German playwrights, directors, theorists, and dramatists discussed have gone through creative filters in the researching, performing, and teaching of German drama and theater on various campuses across the United States during the last third of the twentieth century.
Historiographic Metatheatre
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Author : Alexander Feldman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Historiographic Metatheatre written by Alexander Feldman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Drama categories.
A Critical Introduction To Twentieth Century American Drama Volume 2 Williams Miller Albee
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Author : C. W. E. Bigsby
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1984-11-15
A Critical Introduction To Twentieth Century American Drama Volume 2 Williams Miller Albee written by C. W. E. Bigsby 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 1984-11-15 with Drama categories.
Dr Bigsby analyses the early unpublished plays and the major works of Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller and Edward Albee.
Twentieth Century Theatre A Sourcebook
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Author : Richard Drain
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2002-09-11
Twentieth Century Theatre A Sourcebook written by Richard Drain and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-11 with Performing Arts categories.
Twentieth Century Theatre: A Sourcebook is an inspired handbook of ideas and arguments on theatre. Richard Drain gathers together a uniquely wide-ranging selection of original writings on theatre by its most creative practitioners - directors, playwrights, performers and designers, from Jarry to Grotowski and Craig. These key texts span the twentieth century, from the onset of modernism to the present, providing direct access to the thinking behind much of the most stimulating theatre the century has had to offer, as well as guidelines to its present most adventurous developments. Setting theory beside practice, these writings bring alive a number of vital and continuing concerns, each of which is given full scope in five sections which explore the Modernist, Political, Inner and Global dimensions of twentieth century theatre. Twentieth Century Theatre: A Sourcebook provides illuminationg perspectives on past history, and throws fresh light on the sources and development of theatre today. This sourcebook is not only an essential and versatile collection for students at all levels, but also directed numerous devised shows which have toured to theatres, schools, community centres and prisons.
A Critical Introduction To Twentieth Century American Drama Volume 3 Beyond Broadway
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Author : C. W. E. Bigsby
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1985-05-02
A Critical Introduction To Twentieth Century American Drama Volume 3 Beyond Broadway written by C. W. E. Bigsby 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 1985-05-02 with Drama categories.
The final volume of Christopher Bigsby's critical account of American drama in the twentieth century.
Twentieth Century British And American Theatre
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Author : Christopher Innes
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-05-23
Twentieth Century British And American Theatre written by Christopher Innes and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-23 with Literary Criticism categories.
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.
A Companion To Twentieth Century American Drama
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Author : David Krasner
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2008-04-15
A Companion To Twentieth Century American Drama written by David Krasner and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
This Companion provides an original and authoritative surveyof twentieth-century American drama studies, written by some of thebest scholars and critics in the field. Balances consideration of canonical material with discussion ofworks by previously marginalized playwrights Includes studies of leading dramatists, such as TennesseeWilliams, Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill and Gertrude Stein Allows readers to make new links between particular plays andplaywrights Examines the movements that framed the century, such as theHarlem Renaissance, lesbian and gay drama, and the soloperformances of the 1980s and 1990s Situates American drama within larger discussions aboutAmerican ideas and culture
American Drama Of The Twentieth Century
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Author : Gerald M. Berkowitz
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-07-15
American Drama Of The Twentieth Century written by Gerald M. Berkowitz and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
In this book Professor Berkowitz studies the diversity of American drama from the stylistic, experimental plays of O'Neill, through verse, tragedy and community theatre, to the theatre of the 1990s. The discussions range through dramatists, plays, genres and themes, with full supporting appendix material. It also examines major dramatists such as Eugene O'Neill, Arthur Miller, Sam Shephard, Tennessee Williams and August Wilson and covers not only the Broadway scene but also off Broadway movements and fringe theatres and such subjects as women's and African-American drama.