A history of modern drama. Volume I [electronic resource] / David Krasner.
2012
PN1601 .K73 2012eb
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Title
A history of modern drama. Volume I [electronic resource] / David Krasner.
Author
Krasner, David, 1952-
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9781405157575 (hardback)
9781444343762 (Wiley online library)
9781444343748 (ePub)
9781444343755 (Mobi)
9781444343731 (e-book)
9781444343762 (Wiley online library)
9781444343748 (ePub)
9781444343755 (Mobi)
9781444343731 (e-book)
Imprint
Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Language
English
Description
xi, 401 p.
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PN1601 .K73 2012eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
809.2
Summary
"Covering the period 1879 to 1959, and taking in everything from Ibsen to Beckett, this book is volume one of a two-part comprehensive examination of the plays, dramatists, and movements that comprise modern world drama. Contains detailed analysis of plays and playwrights, connecting themes and offering original interpretations Includes coverage of non-English works and traditions to create a global view of modern drama Considers the influence of modernism in art, music, literature, architecture, society, and politics on the formation of modern dramatic literature Takes an interpretative and analytical approach to modern dramatic texts rather than focusing on production history Includes coverage of the ways in which staging practices, design concepts, and acting styles informed the construction of the dramas"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
pt. 1. Trauma drama
pt. 2. Modernist beginnings
pt. 3. Realism
pt. 4. Dissociated sensibility
pt. 5. Avant garde
pt. 6. Epic modernism
pt. 7. The divided self of American drama
pt. 8. Hell is other people
pt. 9. Modernist improvising
pt. 10. Conclusion.
pt. 2. Modernist beginnings
pt. 3. Realism
pt. 4. Dissociated sensibility
pt. 5. Avant garde
pt. 6. Epic modernism
pt. 7. The divided self of American drama
pt. 8. Hell is other people
pt. 9. Modernist improvising
pt. 10. Conclusion.