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Andre Antoine, founder of the Theatre Libre in 1887, was one of the initiators of the modern theatre. This full-length study of Antoine's work in English for more than sixty years is notable for its attention to the variousness of Antoine's remarkable career. It explores the power and some of the inherent contradictions of Antoine's stage realism, his creation of a repertory theatre noted for its ensemble playing, and his innovatory work in directing Shakespeare and the French classics. In the final section, Antoine's encounters, c.1918, with the new medium of film are discussed. The book...

In this lucid and perceptive 1979 account of O'Neill's linguistic development as a dramatist Dr Clothia explores O'Neill's erratic career phase by phase.

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.

The period 1890-1940 was a particularly rich and influential phase in the development of modern English theatre: the age of Wilde and Shaw and a generation of influential actors and managers from Irving and Terry to Guilgud and Olivier.
Jean Chothia's study is in two parts beginning with a portrait of the period, setting the narrative context and considering the dramatic social and cultural changes at work during this time. It then focuses on some of the main themes in the theatre, from Shaw and comedy, to the rise of political and radio drama, providing an interpretative framework for...

The first authoritative edition of Henry James's last completed novel, The Outcry (1911).