Das Diabolische war der englischen Literatur stets ein groeres Problem als der Anglistik; so ist die Forschung kaum uber Einzelbetrachtungen und bruchstuckhafte Motivgeschichten hinausgekommen. Die vorliegende Studie unternimmt hingegen eine diachrone Schau vom 16. bis zum Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts aus funktionsgeschichtlicher Perspektive: Welche Funktionen und Wirkungen hatte das Teuflische innerhalb und auerhalb von Texten? Wem nutzten solche Wirkungen? So richtet sich das Augenmerk auf einschlagig bekannte Werke wie die morality plays, Marlowes Doctor Faustus, Miltons Paradise...

South Africa has a uniquely rich and diverse theatre tradition which has responded energetically to the country's remarkable transition, helping to define the challenges and contradictions of this young democracy. This volume considers the variety of theatre forms, and the work of the major playwrights and theatre makers producing work in democratic South Africa. It offers an overview of theatre pioneers and theatre forms in Part One, before concentrating on the work of individual playwrights in Part Two. Through its wide-ranging survey of indigenous drama written predominantly in the...

South Africa has a uniquely rich and diverse theatre tradition which has responded energetically to the country's remarkable transition, helping to define the challenges and contradictions of this young democracy. This volume considers the variety of theatre forms, and the work of the major playwrights and theatre makers producing work in democratic South Africa. It offers an overview of theatre pioneers and theatre forms in Part One, before concentrating on the work of individual playwrights in Part Two. Through its wide-ranging survey of indigenous drama written predominantly in the...