Great Poets Playwrights

Author : Britannica Educational Publishing
Publisher : Britannica Educational Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781622750894

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Great Poets & Playwrights by Britannica Educational Publishing Pdf

As with novelists and short story writers, the job of poets and playwrights is to elicit emotion and generate thought. The difference is that the latter authors do so while adhering to rules different than those governing standard prose works. Where poets create rich verses loaded with subtext, playwrights rely largely on dialogue to create poignant scenes that become all the more powerful when performed onstage. This captivating collection of biographies profiles some of the greatest writers of poetry and drama, from Aeschylus to Diane Ackerman, Sophocles to David Mamet.

Author : Elmer Edgar Stoll
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780816604401

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Poets and Playwrights by Elmer Edgar Stoll Pdf

Poets and Playwrights was first published in 1967. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. Poets and Playwrights is a collection of nine essays by the eminent Shakespearean scholar and critic, the late Elmer Edgar Stoll. In this work, which was first published by the University of Minnesota Press in 1930, Professor Stoll presents his maturest consideration of the art of the poets and playwrights of his subtitleShakespeare, Jonson, Spenser, and Milton. The most extensive essay, "Shakespeare and the Moderns," includes, in Mr. Stoll's words, "a review of Shakespeare as I conceive him, in order the better to compare him with those who in some respect or other are his peers."

Author : Jeanne Nagle
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1622750888

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Great Poets & Playwrights by Jeanne Nagle Pdf

As with novelists and short story writers, the job of poets and playwrights is to elicit emotion and generate thought. The difference is that the latter authors do so while adhering to rules different than those governing standard prose works. Where poets create rich verses loaded with subtext, playwrights rely largely on dialogue to create poignant scenes that become all the more powerful when performed onstage. This captivating collection of biographies profiles some of the greatest writers of poetry and drama, from Aeschylus to Diane Ackerman, Sophocles to David Mamet.

Author : Patrick Cheney
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004-11-25
Category : History
ISBN : 0521839238

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Shakespeare, National Poet-Playwright by Patrick Cheney Pdf

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Author : Emmanuel S. Nelson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2003-06-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313017094

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Contemporary Gay American Poets and Playwrights by Emmanuel S. Nelson Pdf

Gay presence is nothing new to American verse and theater. Homoerotic themes are discernible in American poetry as early as the 19th century, and identifiably gay characters appeared on the American stage more than 70 years ago. But aside from a few notable exceptions, gay artists of earlier generations felt compelled to avoid sexual candor in their writings. Conversely, most contemporary gay poets and playwrights are free from such constraints and have created a remarkable body of work. This reference is a guide to their creative achievements. Alphabetically arranged entries present 62 contemporary gay American poets and dramatists. While the majority of included writers are younger artists who came of age in the post-Stonewall U.S., some are older authors whose work has continued or persisted into recent decades. A number of these writers are well known, including Edward Albee, Harvey Fierstein, and Allen Ginsberg. Others, such as Alan Bowne, Timothy Liu, and Robert O'Hara, merit wider recognition. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and includes a biography, a discussion of major works and themes, an overview of the author's critical reception, and primary and secondary bibliographies.

Author : Robert Schnakenberg
Publisher : Quirk Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781594747441

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Secret Lives of Great Authors by Robert Schnakenberg Pdf

Strange-but-true tales of murderers, adulterers, drug addicts, and other literary legends. With outrageous and uncensored profiles of everyone from William Shakespeare to Thomas Pynchon, Secret Lives of Great Authors tackles all the tough questions your high school teachers were afraid to ask: What’s the deal with Lewis Carroll and little girls? Is it true that J. D. Salinger drank his own urine? How many women—and men—did Lord Byron actually sleep with? And why was Ayn Rand such a big fan of Charlie’s Angels? Classic literature was never this much fun in school!

Author : Christopher Innes,Peter Paul Schnierer,Martin Middeke,Matthew C. Roudané
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781408134801

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The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights by Christopher Innes,Peter Paul Schnierer,Martin Middeke,Matthew C. Roudané Pdf

Unrivalled in its coverage of recent work and writers, The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights surveys and analyses the breadth, vitality and development of theatrical work to emerge from America over the last fifty years. This authoritative guide leads you through the work of 25 major contemporary American playwrights, discussing more than 140 plays in detail. Written by a team of 25 eminent international scholars, each chapter provides: · a biographical introduction to the playwright's work; · a survey and concise analysis of the writer's most important plays; · a discussion of their style, dramaturgical concerns and critical reception; · a bibliography of published plays and a select list of critical works. Among the many Tony, Obie and Pulitzer prize-winning playwrights included are Sam Shepard, Tony Kushner, Suzan-Lori Parks, August Wilson, Paula Vogel and Neil LaBute. The abundance of work analysed enables fresh, illuminating conclusions to be drawn about the development of contemporary American playwriting.

Author : Paul Sirett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781350204300

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The Playwright's Manifesto by Paul Sirett Pdf

A manifesto for the future of playwriting, this book challenges you to be a part of that future in the belief that it is fundamentally important to write plays. Plays help us understand ourselves, others, and the world around us. Reading this book, you will be challenged to learn your craft, explode what you know, prioritise what is important to you, and write in the way that only you can write. Most books on playwriting explain how to create a believable character in a story driven by plot. This book, however, goes even further in its exploration of the playwright's most valuable tool: theatricality. By learning from the past, and the present, the playwrights of tomorrow can create new, vivid, theatrical drama for the future. This manifesto also examines the process of writing, the art of collaboration, and the impact of writing on a playwright's mental health. It identifies the highs and lows, as well as the trials and tribulations, of life as a playwright in today's world. Theatre is a living artform. It is time for playwrights to acknowledge that fact and to celebrate the unique, primal thrill that a live theatre experience offers us. The future of playwriting is in your hands. Do you accept the challenge?

Author : Dr. Vayala Vasudevan Pillai
Publisher : Partridge Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781482852233

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J M Synge the Passionate Playwright by Dr. Vayala Vasudevan Pillai Pdf

The book is an attempt at intensely evaluating the works of J.M Synge, the Irish Literary revivalist and experimental dramatist. The author Dr Vayala has meticulously appraised the entire dramatic and poetic content of Synge`s writings and marvels at his innovative stage craft. ( Please refer for more details to the author`s preface of the work)

Author : Book Builders LLC.
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 817 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Authors, English
ISBN : 9781438108698

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Encyclopedia of British Writers, 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries by Book Builders LLC. Pdf

Presents a two-volume A to Z reference on English authors from the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, providing information about major figures, key schools and genres, biographical information, author publications and some critical analyses.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 858 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Electronic
ISBN : ONB:+Z283202806

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“The” Athenaeum by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Czech literature
ISBN : MINN:319510019209911

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Universum by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : English drama
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU58396110

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Introductions to the Twelve Volumes of the Mermaid Edition of Elizabethan Playwrights by Anonim Pdf

Author : Virginia M. Meehan
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110816075

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Christopher Marlowe Poet and Playwright by Virginia M. Meehan Pdf

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Author : James Shapiro
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : English drama
ISBN : 0231075405

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Rival Playwrights by James Shapiro Pdf