A History of Modern Drama
Volume I
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Beschreibung
A History of Modern Drama, Volume I is the first of a two-part comprehensive examination of the plays, dramatists, and movements that comprise modern world drama. Drawing on the essential issues from dramaturgical and theatrical debate, David Krasner considers the influence of modernism in art, music, literature, architecture, society and politics and the impact these factors played in the formation of modern dramatic literature between 1879 and 1959.
Covering non-English works and traditions to create a global view of modern drama, the author takes an interpretative and analytical approach to modern dramatic texts consideringa range of dramatists, from Ibsen to Shaw, Zola to Brecht, Artaund to Maughan, and Beckett to Lorca. This volume highlights the transitional moments in the development of modern drama and understands drama as a literary document enriched by theoretical underpinnings, and as a blueprint for the stage.
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
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David Krasner
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20th Century English Literature Comparative & World Literature Drama Dramen Englische Literatur / 20. Jhd. Literature Literaturwissenschaft Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft u. Weltliteratur