Автор: John Smart Название: Twentieth Century British Drama ISBN: 052179563X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521795630 Издательство: Cambridge Education Рейтинг: Цена: 1949.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Looking back on 20th century British drama from its` historical, social and political perspective enables the reader to set each play in a broader context. Contents include a selection of play extracts from well-known authors including Harold Brighouse, John Osborne, Harold Pinter, Tom Stoppard and Timberlake Wertenbaker.
Автор: Banham Martin Название: African Theatre 13: Ngugi Wa Thiong`o and Wole Soyinka ISBN: 1847010989 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781847010988 Издательство: Boydell & Brewer Рейтинг: Цена: 3166.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Directors and collaborators assess and comment on the production of plays by West Africa`s Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka and East Africa`s most influential author Ngugi wa Thiong`o.
Описание: This critical collection of eight original essays and two recently published essays by noted American and European scholars examines David Mamet`s development from the beginning of his career to the present.
Описание: 1. Introduction to Beckett's "Absurdist" ExcessPart I Contagion and Accessibility: Revolutionary Beckett2. Repetition, Deliberation, and an Other Power: The Paradox as Practice3. The Liberating Laughter of "Nearly There" Beckett's Solidarity-Building Dramas4. Under-the-Radar Derision and Anger: Becoming Revolutionary in/ through Beckett's FictionPart II Script Evaluation and Enrichment: Evolutionary Beckett5. Beckett's "Script Multiplication and Enrichment" Rejecting Toxic Disjunctions and Seeking Inclusivity6. Evaluation, Expulsion, Expansion, and Reframing: Building Processing Speed and Tolerance to Cognitive Strain7. Conclusion
What does it mean for a play to be political in the 21st century? Does it require explicit engagement with events and situations with the aim of bringing about change or highlighting social wrongs? Is it purely a matter of content or is it also a matter of structure?
The Contemporary Political Play: Rethinking Dramaturgical Structure examines the politics of contemporary 'political' drama. It traces the origins of the contemporary British political play to the emergence of the idea of 'serious drama' in the late 19th century through the work of Bernard Shaw, and argues that a Shavian version of serious drama was inextricably linked to the social and political structures of British society at the time. While political drama is still often thought of as adhering to a Shavian model in which social issues are presented through a dialectical structure, Grochala argues that the different political structures of contemporary Britain give rise to formally inventive dramaturgies that are no less 'serious' or political than their Shavian forebears. Through analysing the experimental dramaturgies of contemporary plays by playwrights including Caryl Churchill, Simon Stephens, Anthony Neilson, debbie tucker green and Mark Ravenhill, among others, it offers a set of new principles for understanding how a play functions politically and reveals how today the dramaturgical structure of a play is as political as its content.
Автор: John J. McCann Название: The Theater of Arthur Adamov ISBN: 0807891614 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780807891612 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 4990.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: First recognized with the likes of Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco as a defining figure at the forefront of the "theatre of the absurd," French playwright Adam Adamov had a prolific career, writing twenty plays between 1947 and 1970. John J. McMann provides a study of Adamov`s work which traces his artistic development and explores his role in defining the avant-garde and political theatres of France.
Автор: Donald Hedrick Название: Shakespeare and Fun: The Birth of Entertainment Value ISBN: 1350002844 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781350002845 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 11880.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In this decisively innovative approach to Shakespeare’s plays through their competitive relation to other choices from London’s vast entertainment industry, Donald Hedrick recovers a coherent internal dynamic of theatre’s 'pleasure enclosure' accompanying the revolutionary logic of capital’s new cultural and economic 'extremes'. Applying these relations to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Othello and The Taming of the Shrew, he draws from cultural studies, contemporary and personal parallels, and wide-ranging historical materials: the semantic shift in keywords of pleasure anticipating the term 'fun', the practice of betting on actors, the psychology of the change of paying admission before an entertainment, and 'reality shows' of improvised contests of prose and verse. Continual insights emerge, both broad and specific: from ten 'entertainment value axioms' to Shakespeare’s awareness of entertainment value’s 'birth' at moments in his late plays, marking the end of a career that explored the value crisis of 'too much fun'.
Автор: Walker Название: Engagements with Shakespearean Drama ISBN: 0815392745 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780815392743 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 4898.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Rather than treating the plays as objects to be studied, described and interpreted, Engagements with Shakespeare examines precisely what about Shakespeare`s plays is so special - why they continue to be discussed and performed all around the world.
Автор: Bloom Davida Название: Rape, Rage and Feminism in Contemporary American Drama ISBN: 0786470356 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780786470358 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 6653.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This first-ever study of rape in modern American drama examines portrayals of rape, raped women and rapists in 36 plays written between 1970 and 2007, the period during which the feminist movement made rape a matter of public discourse. These dramas reveal much about sexuality and masculine and feminine identity in the United States.
Название: Staging the other in nineteenth-century british drama ISBN: 3034319282 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783034319287 Издательство: Peter Lang Рейтинг: Цена: 15878.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The body of the «Other» – exotic, unfamiliar, fascinating – is the topic of this collection of essays on nineteenth-century British theatre. Arranged chronologically, the volume traces visual representations of the Other across the nineteenth century as well as their legacy in contemporary theatrical culture. Essays explore the concept, politics and aesthetic features of the «exotic» body on stage, be it the actual body of the actor or actress, or the fictional, «picturesque» bodies brought on stage. Far from focusing exclusively on the subaltern, colonial subject, this volume addresses the Other in its wider meaning, focusing on case studies as famous as Edwin Forrest and Ira Aldridge or as neglected as that of the M?ori who appeared on the London stage in the 1860s. Written by an international group of scholars, this collection offers an informed, updated insight into the extensive and multifaceted presence of the non-British in both Georgian and Victorian drama, investigated through new lenses and materials to shed light on the complex engagement of nineteenth-century British culture with alterity.
Автор: Lockridge, Aisha Damali Название: Tipping on a tightrope ISBN: 1433105756 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781433105753 Издательство: Peter Lang Рейтинг: Цена: 15375.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: When Black runway models began throwing phones and VH1`s Divas Live riveted viewers, a new paradigm for Black women had fully evolved in the form of the Black Diva. This title uses present popular culture incarnations of the Diva to detail her long relationship with Black American literary culture.
Автор: Ojrzynska, Katarzyna Название: `dancing as if language no longer existed` ISBN: 3034318138 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783034318136 Издательство: Peter Lang Рейтинг: Цена: 11192.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book offers a comprehensive study of the role of dance in a wide range of contemporary Irish plays and argues that dance can be perceived as exemplifying the re-embracement of bodily expression by the local culture. The author approaches this issue from a cultural materialist perspective, demonstrating that dance in twentieth-century Ireland was particularly prone to ideological appropriation and that, consequently, its use in contemporary drama often serves to communicate critical and revisionist approaches to the social, economic and political concerns addressed in these plays. The book makes a valuable contribution to current debates about the nature of Irish theatre, investigating recent changes to its traditional, text-based character. These are examined within two important contexts: firstly, transformations in the perception of the human body in Irish culture and, secondly, changes in the attitude of the Irish towards their past and their cultural heritage.
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