Historical Dictionary Of Postmodernist Literature And Theater


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Historical Dictionary Of Postmodernist Literature And Theater


Historical Dictionary Of Postmodernist Literature And Theater
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Author : Fran Mason
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2016-12-12

Historical Dictionary Of Postmodernist Literature And Theater written by Fran Mason and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-12 with Literary Criticism categories.


This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Postmodernist Literature and Theater contains a chronology, an introduction, and a bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on postmodernist writers, the important postmodernist aesthetic practices.



Historical Dictionary Of Postmodernist Literature And Theater


Historical Dictionary Of Postmodernist Literature And Theater
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Author : Fran Mason
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2007-02-21

Historical Dictionary Of Postmodernist Literature And Theater written by Fran Mason and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02-21 with Literary Criticism categories.


The Historical Dictionary of Postmodernist Literature and Theater examines the different areas of postmodernist literature and the variety of forms that have been produced. This is accomplished through a list of acronyms, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and several hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries on individual postmodernist writers, the important postmodernist aesthetic practices, significant texts produced throughout the history of postmodernist writing, and important movements and ideas that have created a variety of literary approaches within the form. By placing these concerns within the historical, philosophical, and cultural contexts of postmodernism, this reference explores the frameworks within which postmodernist literature of the late twentieth and early twenty-first century operates.



The A To Z Of Postmodernist Literature And Theater


The A To Z Of Postmodernist Literature And Theater
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Author : Fran Mason
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2009-07-23

The A To Z Of Postmodernist Literature And Theater written by Fran Mason and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-23 with Literary Criticism categories.


Postmodernist literature embraces a wide range of forms and perspectives, including texts that are primarily self-reflexive; texts that use pastiche, burlesque, parody, intertextuality and hybrid forms to create textual realities that either run in opposition to or in parallel with an external reality; fabulations that develop both of these strategies; texts that ironize their relationship to reality; works that use the aspects already noted to more fully engage with political or cultural realities; texts that deal with history as a fiction; and texts that elude categorization even within the variety already explored. For example, in fiction, a postmodernist novel might tell a story about a writer struggling with writing (only, perhaps, to find that he is a character in a book by another writer struggling to write a book). The A to Z of Postmodernist Literature and Theater examines the different areas of postmodernist literature and the variety of forms that have been produced. This is accomplished through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and several hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries on individual postmodernist writers, the important postmodernist aesthetic practices, significant texts produced throughout the history of postmodernist writing, and important movements and ideas that have created a variety of literary approaches within the form. By placing these concerns within the historical, philosophical, and cultural contexts of postmodernism, this reference explores the frameworks within which postmodernist literature of the late twentieth and early twenty-first century operates.



Historical Dictionary Of Modern Japanese Literature And Theater


Historical Dictionary Of Modern Japanese Literature And Theater
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Author : Scott J. Miller
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2009-07-01

Historical Dictionary Of Modern Japanese Literature And Theater written by Scott J. Miller and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-01 with Literary Criticism categories.


With the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Japan opened its doors to the West and underwent remarkable changes as it sought to become a modern nation. Accompanying the political changes that Western trade ushered in were widespread social and cultural changes. Newspapers, novels, poems, and plays from the Western world were soon adapted and translated into Japanese. The combination of the rich storytelling tradition of Japan with the realism and modernism of the West produced some of the greatest literature of the modern age. Historical Dictionary of Modern Japanese Literature and Theater presents a broad perspective on the development and history of literature_narrative, poetry, and drama_in modern Japan. This book offers a chronology, introduction, bibliography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on authors, literary and historical developments, trends, genres, and concepts that played a central role in the evolution of modern Japanese literature.



Historical Dictionary Of Asian American Literature And Theater


Historical Dictionary Of Asian American Literature And Theater
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Author : Wenying Xu
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2012

Historical Dictionary Of Asian American Literature And Theater written by Wenying Xu and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Biography & Autobiography categories.


Asian American literature is one of the most recent forms of ethnic literature and is already becoming one of the most prominent, given the large number of writers, the growing ethnic population from the region, the general receptivity of this body of work, and the quality of the authors. In recent decades, there has been an exponential growth in their output and much Asian American literature has now achieved new levels of popular success and critical acclaim. Nurtured by rich and long literary traditions from the vast continent of Asia, this literature is poised between the ancient and the modern, between the East and West, and between the oral and the written. The Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater covers the activities in this burgeoning field. First, its history is traced year by year from 1887 to the present, in a chronology, and the introduction provides a good overview. The most important section is the dictionary, with over 600 substantial and cross-referenced entries on authors, books, and genres as well as more general ones describing the historical background, cultural features, techniques and major theatres and clubs. More reading can be found through an extensive bibliography with general works and those on specific authors. The book is thus a good place to get started, or to expanded one's horizons, about a branch of American literature that can only grow in importance.



Historical Dictionary Of Latin American Literature And Theater


Historical Dictionary Of Latin American Literature And Theater
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Author : Richard Young
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2010-12-18

Historical Dictionary Of Latin American Literature And Theater written by Richard Young and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-18 with Literary Criticism categories.


The Historical Dictionary of Latin American Literature and Theater provides users with an accessible single-volume reference tool covering Portuguese-speaking Brazil and the 16 Spanish-speaking countries of continental Latin America (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela). Entries for authors, from the early colonial period to the present, give succinct biographical data and an account of the author's literary production, with particular attention to their most prominent works and where they belong in literary history.



Historical Dictionary Of Russian Theatre


Historical Dictionary Of Russian Theatre
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Author : Laurence Senelick
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2015-08-13

Historical Dictionary Of Russian Theatre written by Laurence Senelick and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-13 with Performing Arts categories.


This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Russian Theatre covers the history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1000 cross-referenced entries on individual actors, directors, designers, entrepreneurs, plays, playhouses and institutions, Censorship, Children’s Theater, Émigré Theater, and Shakespeare in Russia. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Russian Theatre.



Literary Research And American Postmodernism


Literary Research And American Postmodernism
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Author : Emily Witsell
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2016-07-18

Literary Research And American Postmodernism written by Emily Witsell and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-18 with Literary Criticism categories.


This book is a guide to scholarly research in the field of American postmodern literature, defined as the period between 1950 and 1990 and provide advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and scholars of literature with a comprehensive view of the print and online resources available in literature and related subject areas



Historical Dictionary Of Chinese Theater


Historical Dictionary Of Chinese Theater
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Author : Tan Ye
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date : 2020-03-15

Historical Dictionary Of Chinese Theater written by Tan Ye and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-15 with Performing Arts categories.


There is a sense of timelessness in the Chinese theater: ever since its maturation, its format has not changed in any significant way. Chinese Theater matured into its final format in the 13th century and flourished during the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties. It is a unique, exclusive, and self-sufficient system, whose evolution has received little influence from the West and whose influence on Western theaters has been minimal and often misinterpreted. It is essentially a performer's theater; the actors attract the audience with splendid performances perfected through many years of rigorous training. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Chinese Theater contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,500 cross-referenced entries on performers, directors, producers, designers, actors, theaters, dynasties, and emperors. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Chinese theater.



Historical Dictionary Of Contemporary American Theater


Historical Dictionary Of Contemporary American Theater
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Author : James Fisher
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2011-06-01

Historical Dictionary Of Contemporary American Theater written by James Fisher and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-01 with Performing Arts categories.


Historical Dictionary of Contemporary American Theater presents the plays and personages, movements and institutions, and cultural developments of the American stage from 1930 to 2010, a period of vast and almost continuous change. It covers the ever-changing history of the American theater with emphasis on major movements, persons, plays, and events. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 1,500 cross-referenced dictionary entries. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the history of American theater.