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Thatcher's Theatre: British Theatre and Drama in the Eighties
ISBN: 9780313299018 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The Thatcher administration of 1979 to 1990 had a profound and apparently lasting effect on British theatre and drama. It is now roughly a decade since the fall of Margaret Thatcher and, with the benefit of hindsight, it has become possible to disentangle fact from fantasy concerning her effect on the British theatre. During her administration, there was a significant cultural shift which affected drama in Britain. While some critics have argued that the theatre was simply affected by financial cutbacks in arts subsidies, this volume challenges that view. While it looks at the economic... The Thatcher administration of 1979 to 1990 had a profound and apparently lasting effect on British theatre and drama. It is now roughly a decade s... |
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539,50 zł |
Harold Pinter and the New British Theatre
ISBN: 9780313293788 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Harold Pinter is universally described as Britain's leading dramatist. This book evaluates the justification for this appellation. It examines his work in relation to changes taking place in the New British Theatre after the so-called theatrical revolution of 1956, and draws attention to those autobiographical experiences that have been transmuted into his art. Beginning with a look at the nature of British theatre prior to 1956, Peacock then describes Pinter's early life in the East End of London, his career as an actor, and his early writing. The discussion follows Pinter's life and work... Harold Pinter is universally described as Britain's leading dramatist. This book evaluates the justification for this appellation. It examines his ... |
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381,47 zł |
Radical Stages: Alternative History in Modern British Drama
ISBN: 9780313278884 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This unique volume examines the evolution of British historical drama from the birth of modern British drama with John Osborne's "Look Back in Anger" in 1956 to the establishment of the right-wing government of Margaret Thatcher during the early 1980s. The book illustrates how the ruling group within a society establishes a cultural hegemony by which it perpetuates its values as society's norms. "Radical Stages" demonstrates how historical drama within the period increasingly was employed as a weapon in an assault upon this cultural hegemony. First defining historical drama, Peacock... This unique volume examines the evolution of British historical drama from the birth of modern British drama with John Osborne's "Look Back in Ange... |
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381,47 zł |