Screen LibraryA history of modern drama. Volume II, 1960-2000 /
"Exploring a remarkable breadth of topics and analytical approaches, A History of Modern Drama: Volume II offers an essential resource about the dramatic works, authors, and transitional events and movements that shaped world drama from 1960 to the dawn of the new millennium. The volume provide...
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Wiley Blackwell,
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| Publisher Address: | Chichester, West Sussex : |
| Publication Dates: | 2016. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Exploring a remarkable breadth of topics and analytical approaches, A History of Modern Drama: Volume II offers an essential resource about the dramatic works, authors, and transitional events and movements that shaped world drama from 1960 to the dawn of the new millennium. The volume provides global coverage of both English and non-English dramas--including works from Africa, Asia, South America, and the Middle East--and examines the influence of a wide range of writers, from mainstream icons such as Harold Pinter and Edward Albee, to more unorthodox works by authors such as Peter Weiss a |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 590 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
1405157585 (hardback) : 9781405157582 (hardcover) |
| Index Number: | PN1861 |
| CLC: | I106.3 |
| Call Number: | I106.3/K898/v.2 |
| Contents: | Strangers more than ever: modern drama and alternative modernities -- Jewish Oedipus, Jewish ethics: Harold Pinter and postmodern philosophy -- Tom Stoppard and the limits of empiricism -- Caryl Churchill, monetarism, and the feminist dilemma -- "Can't buy me love": socialism, working class sensibilities, and modern British drama -- Between past and present: Brian Friel's "Symbolic middle ground" -- "Participate, I suppose": Edward Albee and the specter of death -- "Ask a criminal": white postmodern manhood in David Mamet and Sam Shepard -- Modern drama, modern feminism, and postmodern mothe |