English Drama of the Early Modern Period 1890-1940

ISBN-13: 9780582067394 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 350 str.

Jean Chothia

Opis

This is a study of a particularly influential phase in the development of modern English theatre - the age of Wilde and Shaw. It focuses on some of the main themes in the theatre, from Shaw and comedy, to the rise of political and radio drama.

Spis treści

1. Introduction

Part One - An Overview: Plays in Context.
2. English Theatre in the 1890s.
3. 1900-20 The New Drama.
4. 1920-40 Between the Wars.

Part Two - Closer Readings of Some of Some Significant Works and Topics.
5. Four Comedies.
6. George Bernard Shaw.
7. Literary Drama: Henry James, W.B. Yeats and T.S. Eliot.
8. Dramatising Strife: The Working Classes on the British Stage.
9. Variable Authenticities: Staging Shakespeare in the Early Modern Period.
10. The Blindfold Medium: Early Radio Drama.

Chronology
General Bibliographies
Individual Authors
Index

O autorze

Jean Chothia