Strategies of political theatre post-war British playwrights
"This volume provides a theoretical framework for some of the most important play writing in Britain in the second half of the twentieth century. Examining representative plays by Arnold Wesker, John Arden, Trevor Griffiths, Howard Barker, Howard Brenton, Edward Bond, David Hare, John McGrath a...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Cambridge u.a.
Cambridge Univ. Press
2003
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| Ausgabe: | 1. publ. |
| Schriftenreihe: | Cambridge studies in modern theatre
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| Schlagworte: |
Geschichte 1900-2000
> Geschichte 1953-1989
> Geschichte 1959-1979
> Politiek theater
> Politique et littérature - Grande-Bretagne - Histoire et critique
> Théâtre - Aspect politique - Grande-Bretagne - Histoire - 20e siècle
> Théâtre anglais - 20e siècle - Histoire et critique
> Théâtre politique anglais - Histoire et critique
> Toneelschrijvers
> Toneelvoorstellingen
> Geschichte
> Politik
> English drama
> History and criticism
> Political plays, English
> Politics and literature
> History
> Theater
> Political aspects
> Englisch
> Politisches Theater
> Großbritannien
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "This volume provides a theoretical framework for some of the most important play writing in Britain in the second half of the twentieth century. Examining representative plays by Arnold Wesker, John Arden, Trevor Griffiths, Howard Barker, Howard Brenton, Edward Bond, David Hare, John McGrath and Caryl Churchill, the author analyses their respective strategies for persuading audiences of the need for a radical restructuring of society. The book begins with a discussion of the way that theatre has been used to convey a political message. Each chapter is then devoted to an exploration of the engagement of individual playwrights with left-wing political theatre, including a detailed analysis of one of their major plays. Despite political change since the 1980s, political playwriting continues to be a significant element in contemporary playwriting, but in a very changed form."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Beschreibung: | XVIII, 232 S. |
| ISBN: | 0521258553 0-521-25855-3 |