A Reader's Guide To Modern British Drama (Reader's Guides to Literature)

"A Reader's Guide to Modern British Drama continues the discussion of the maturation of modern British drama, whose antecedents reside in the melodrama and farces of the Victorian era and whose present direction takes the reader into the potent social statements represented by the recent feminist, gay, and political drama currently energizing London theater." "This book is an indispensable guide for any reader wishing to explore the dramatic tradition and vital contemporary theater, for students pursuing drama studies, and for libraries needing an accessible reference work on this important subject." "The lives and contributions of more than 50 British playwrights, from George Bernard Shaw to Sarah Kane, are discussed. Sanford Sternlicht examines effects of modern history and psychology on British drama, including the all-important influence of Irish dramatists like Wilde, Shaw, O'Casey, and Beckett; the significance of the Independent Theatre of J.T. Grein and the early Royal Court Theatre; the feminist and gay communities' contribution to British theater; and the popularity of British festival theater."--BOOK JACKET.

Year

2004

Language

English

Publisher

Syracuse University Press

Editions

1

Pages

259

ISBN

9780815630760

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