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A Reader's Guide to Modern British Drama
Contributor(s): Sternlicht, Sanford (Author)

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ISBN: 081563076X     ISBN-13: 9780815630760
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
OUR PRICE: $20.95  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: December 2004
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Annotation: Beginning with its antecedents in the melodrama and farces of the Victorian era, the subject of his latest Reader's Guide continues the discussion of the maturation of British drama into a theater of ideas and on to the vital feminist drama that is currently energizing the present London theater. This book will be a useful tool for readers wishing to know more about Britain's great dramatic tradition and vital contemporary theater, for students pursuing in drama studies, and for libraries in need of an accessible reference work on this perennially interesting subject. Sanford Sternlicht reveal the influences of modern history and psychology on British dramas 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 gay community's contribution to the British theater; the powerful, new feminist drama; and the British festival theater.

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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Drama
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Dewey: 822.910
LCCN: 2004018690
Series: Reader's Guides to Literature
Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.74" W x 8.48" L (0.86 lbs) 259 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
 
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This book reveals the influences of modern history and psychology on British drama; 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 gay community's contribution to the British theater; the powerful new feminist drama; and the British festival theater. Auseful tool for readers wishing to know more about Britain's great dramatic tradition and vital contemporary theater, for students pursuing drama studies, and for libraries in need of an accessible reference work.
 
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