A history of modern drama. Volume I /
"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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Hoboken, N.J. :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
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.
