Dramatists

Author : Grace Ioppolo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781134300051

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Dramatists and their Manuscripts in the Age of Shakespeare, Jonson, Middleton and Heywood by Grace Ioppolo Pdf

This book presents new evidence about the ways in which English Renaissance dramatists such as William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Thomas Heywood, John Fletcher and Thomas Middleton composed their plays and the degree to which they participated in the dissemination of their texts to theatrical audiences. Grace Ioppolo argues that the path of the transmission of the text was not linear, from author to censor to playhouse to audience - as has been universally argued by scholars - but circular. Extant dramatic manuscripts, theatre records and accounts, as well as authorial contracts, memoirs, receipts and other archival evidence, are used to prove that the text returned to the author at various stages, including during rehearsal and after performance. This monograph provides much new information and case studies, and is a fascinating contribution to the fields of Shakespeare studies, English Renaissance drama studies, manuscript studies, textual study and bibliography and theatre history.

Author : Kimball King
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : American drama
ISBN : 9780815339267

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Modern Dramatists by Kimball King Pdf

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Thomas H. Dickinson
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781434407788

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Chief Contemporary Dramatists by Thomas H. Dickinson Pdf

"Chief Contemporary Dramatists" (second series) features 18 plays from England, Ireland, America, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, Russia, and Scandinavia, selected and edited by Thomas H. Dickinson. Facsimile reprint, 1921 edition.

Author : Bosede Funke Afolayan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-17
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781000361797

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Nigerian Female Dramatists by Bosede Funke Afolayan Pdf

This book showcases the important, but often understudied, work of Nigerian women playwrights. As in many spheres of life in Nigeria, in literature and other creative arts the voices of men dominate, and the work of women has often been sidelined. However, Nigerian women playwrights have made important contributions to the development of drama in Nigeria, not just by presenting female identities and inequalities but by vigorously intervening in wider social and political issues. This book draws on perspectives from culture, language, politics, theory, orality and literature, to shine a light on the engaged creativity of women playwrights. From the trail blazing but more traditional contributions of Zulu Sofola, through to contemporary postcolonial work by Tess Osonye Onwueme, Julie Okoh, and Sefi Atta, to name just a few, the book shows the rich variety of work being produced by female Nigerian dramatists. This, the first major collection devoted to Nigerian women playwrights, will be an important resource for scholars of African theatre and performance, literature and women’s studies.

Author : B.C. Southam
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 893 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781134539581

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Jacobean Dramatists by B.C. Southam Pdf

Comprises of individual volumes on: Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson and John Webster. The Critical Heritage gathers together a large body of critical sources on major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses to a writer's work, enabling students and researchers to read for themselves, for example, comments on early performances of Shakespeare's plays, or reactions to the first publication of Jane Austen's novels. The carefully selected sources range from landmark essays in the history of criticism to journalism and contemporary opinion, and little published documentary material such as letters and diaries. Significant pieces of criticism from later periods are also included, in order to demonstrate the fluctuations in an author's reputation. Each volume contains an introduction to the writer's published works, a selected bibliography, and an index of works, authors and subjects. The Collected Critical Heritage set will be available as a set of 68 volumes and the series will also be available in mini sets selected by period (in slipcase oxes) and as individual volumes.

Author : Ton Hoenselaars
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781107494336

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The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Contemporary Dramatists by Ton Hoenselaars Pdf

While Shakespeare's popularity has continued to grow, so has the attention paid to the work of his contemporaries. The contributors to this Companion introduce the distinctive drama of these playwrights, from the court comedies of John Lyly to the works of Richard Brome in the Caroline era. With chapters on a wide range of familiar and lesser-known dramatists, including Thomas Kyd, Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, John Webster, Thomas Middleton and John Ford, this book devotes particular attention to their personal and professional relationships, occupational rivalries and collaborations. Overturning the popular misconception that Shakespeare wrote in isolation, it offers a new perspective on the most impressive body of drama in the history of the English stage.

Author : Emmanuel S. Nelson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2004-10-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313052897

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African American Dramatists by Emmanuel S. Nelson Pdf

Despite their significant contributions to the American theater, African American dramatists have received less critical attention than novelists and poets. This reference offers thorough critical assessments of the lives and works of African American playwrights from the 19th century to the present. The book alphabetically arranges entries on more than 60 dramatists, including James Baldwin, Arna Bontemps, Ossie Davis, Zora Neale Hurston, and Richard Wright. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and includes a biography, a discussion of major works and themes, a summary of the playwright's critical reception, and primary and secondary bibliographies. The volume closes with a selected, general bibliography. African American dramatists have made enormous contributions to the theater and their works are included in numerous editions and anthologies. Some of the most popular plays of the 20th century have been written by African Americans, and high school students and undergraduates study their works. But for all their popularity and influence, African American playwrights have received less critical attention than poets and novelists. This reference offers thorough critical assessments of more than 60 African American dramatists from the 19th century to the present.

Author : Alan H. Sommerstein
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134509850

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Greek Drama and Dramatists by Alan H. Sommerstein Pdf

The history of European drama began at the festivals of Dionysus in ancient Athens, where tragedy, satyr-drama and comedy were performed. Understanding this background is vital for students of classical, literary and theatrical subjects, and Alan H. Sommerstein's accessible study is the ideal introduction. The book begins by looking at the social and theatrical contexts and different characteristics of the three genres of ancient Greek drama. It then examines the five main dramatists whose works survive - Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes and Menander - discussing their styles, techniques and ideas, and giving short synopses of all their extant plays. Additional helpful features include succinct coverage of almost sixty other authors, a chronology of significant people and events, and an anthology of translated texts, all of which have been previously inaccessible to students. An up-to-date study bibliography of further reading concludes the volume. Clear, concise and comprehensive, and written by an acknowledged expert in the field, Greek Drama and Dramatists will be a valuable orientation text at both sixth form and undergraduate level.

Author : Leon F. Lyday,George W. Woodyard
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1976-01-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780292741331

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Dramatists in Revolt by Leon F. Lyday,George W. Woodyard Pdf

Dramatists in Revolt, through studies of the major playwrights, explores significant movements in Latin American theater. Playwrights discussed are those who have made outstanding contributions to Latin American theater during the post–World War II period and who have been particularly sensitive to world currents in literature and drama, while being acutely responsive to the problems of their own areas. They express concern about communication, isolation, and solitude. On a more basic level, they concern themselves with the political and socioeconomic problems that figure importantly in the Third World. The fifteen essays deal with the playwrights Antón Arrufat and José Triana (Cuba); Emilio Carballido and Luisa Josefina Hernández (Mexico); Agustín Cuzzani, Osvaldo Dragún, Griselda Gambaro, and Carlos Gorostiza (Argentina); Jorge Díaz, Egon Wolff, and Luis Alberto Heiremans (Chile); René Marqués (Puerto Rico); and Jorge Andrade, Alfredo Dias Gomes, and Plínio Marcos (Brazil). These are dramatists in revolt, sometimes in a thematic sense, not only in protesting the indignities that various systems impose on modern man, but also in a dramatic configuration. They dare to experiment with techniques in the constant search for viable theatrical forms. Each essay is written by a specialist familiar with the works of the playwright under consideration. In addition to the essays, the book includes a listing of source materials on Latin American theater.

Author : Sir John Scott Keltie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : English drama
ISBN : UIUC:30112069184189

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The Works of the British Dramatists by Sir John Scott Keltie Pdf

Author : Oswald Crawfurd
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-01-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385317048

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English Comic Dramatists by Oswald Crawfurd Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Author : Thomas Purnell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : English drama
ISBN : HARVARD:HNNR59

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Dramatists of the Present Day by Thomas Purnell Pdf

Author : Oswald Crawfurd
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385345331

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English Comic Dramatists. Selections by Oswald Crawfurd Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Author : Ronald D. Burgess
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780813162331

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The New Dramatists of Mexico 1967–1985 by Ronald D. Burgess Pdf

In 1976 a dozen hopeful young Mexican dramatists -- most of them studying with Emilio Carballido -- began staging plays, primarily in small, out-of-the-way theater, and publishing them, mostly in university magazines with limited distribution. Until now, more than twenty years later, there has been no comprehensive study devoted either to this original group of writers or to those who followed in the same generation, and no central source of information about them or their production. Although they continue to produce more plays every year, they represent a lost generation. Ronald Burgess now offers the first extensive study of this group of playwrights and their work. Included is discussion of over 200 plays by more than 40 writers, but the work of nine key playwrights is examined in depth. Most of these dramatists concern themselves with the state of Mexico today, reacting to current social conditions with depictions ranging from violence to guarded hope to anguished hopelessness. Many look to their nation's history and culture for explanations. In his illuminating study, Burgess places this theatrical generation in the context of contemporary Mexican society and literature, employing a wide variety of analytic approaches to highlight essential characteristics of these representative authors.

Author : Brander Matthews
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Dramatists, French
ISBN : UCAL:B3746692

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French Dramatists of the 19th Century by Brander Matthews Pdf