A valuable resource and guide for scholars, students, and theater professionals, this book will be appreciated by general readers with an interest in contemporary theater. It is an appropriate choice for large or small theater collections.
"Books on the Theater"
Although European critics have recognized Poland's distinctive contributions to theatre since the beginning of the twentieth century, American audiences first became acquainted with Polish drama only in the 1960s through the work of Jerzy Grotowski and his avant-garde Laboratory Theatre. Grotowski's productions served to...
A valuable resource and guide for scholars, students, and theater professionals, this book will be appreciated by general readers with an interest ...
Polish literature has a long and rich history. But only in recent years, with the decline of communism and censorship, have scholars been able to give full and objective attention to all works and authors in Poland. As the first English-language dictionary of Polish literature, this volume is an enormous contribution. It is the first scholarly work to give extensive attention to literature after the downfall of communism and the first to highlight the work of the newest Polish writers.
The dictionary includes alphabetically arranged entries for authors, literary periods, individual...
Polish literature has a long and rich history. But only in recent years, with the decline of communism and censorship, have scholars been able to g...
