Post War British Theatre Criticism Routledge Revivals

Author : John Elsom
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781317557500

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Post-War British Theatre Criticism (Routledge Revivals) by John Elsom Pdf

This book, first published in 1981, sets out the critical reaction to some fifty key post-war productions of the British theatre, as gauged primarily through the contemporary reviews of theatre critics. The plays chosen are each, in their different ways, important in their contribution to the development of the British theatre, covering the period from immediately after the Second World War, when British theatre fell into decline, through the revival of the late 1950s, to the time in which this book was first published, in which British theatre enjoyed a high international reputation for its diversity and quality. This book is ideal for theatre studies students, as well as for the general theatre-goer.

Author : John Elsom
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781317557746

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Post-War British Theatre (Routledge Revivals) by John Elsom Pdf

Since the Second World War, we have witnessed exciting, often confusing developments in the British theatre. This book, first published in 1976, presents an enlightening, objective history of the many facets of post-war British theatre and a fresh interpretation of theatre itself. The remarkable and profound changes which have taken place during this period range from the style and content of plays, through methods of acting, to shapes of theatres and the organisational habits of managers. Two national theatres have been brought almost simultaneously into existence; while at the other end of the financial scale, the fringe and pub theatres have kicked their way into vigorous life. The theatre in Britain has been one of the post-war success stories, to judge by its international renown and its mixture of experimental vitality and polished experience. In this book Elsom presents an approach to the problems of criticism and appreciation which range beyond those of literary analysis.

Author : John Elsom
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781317557517

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Post-War British Theatre Criticism (Routledge Revivals) by John Elsom Pdf

This book, first published in 1981, sets out the critical reaction to some fifty key post-war productions of the British theatre, as gauged primarily through the contemporary reviews of theatre critics. The plays chosen are each, in their different ways, important in their contribution to the development of the British theatre, covering the period from immediately after the Second World War, when British theatre fell into decline, through the revival of the late 1950s, to the time in which this book was first published, in which British theatre enjoyed a high international reputation for its diversity and quality. This book is ideal for theatre studies students, as well as for the general theatre-goer.

Author : John Elsom
Publisher : Routledge/Thoemms Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1979-01-01
Category : English drama
ISBN : 0710001681

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Post-war British Theatre by John Elsom Pdf

Author : Philip Barnes
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Drama
ISBN : UOM:39015015874194

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A Companion to Post-war British Theatre by Philip Barnes Pdf

This original compilation is a comprehensive guide to every aspect of contemporary British theatre. It contains entries on playwrights and their plays; on major directors, actors and theatre groups; on alternative theatre, 'schools' of dramatic practice, critical idioms and stage history. It will be an invaluable source of reference for the student of drama, the critic, the aspiring writer or actor; and a desirable acquisition for the thousands who visit the theatre regularly.

Author : John Elsom
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781317557753

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Post-War British Theatre (Routledge Revivals) by John Elsom Pdf

Since the Second World War, we have witnessed exciting, often confusing developments in the British theatre. This book, first published in 1976, presents an enlightening, objective history of the many facets of post-war British theatre and a fresh interpretation of theatre itself. The remarkable and profound changes which have taken place during this period range from the style and content of plays, through methods of acting, to shapes of theatres and the organisational habits of managers. Two national theatres have been brought almost simultaneously into existence; while at the other end of the financial scale, the fringe and pub theatres have kicked their way into vigorous life. The theatre in Britain has been one of the post-war success stories, to judge by its international renown and its mixture of experimental vitality and polished experience. In this book Elsom presents an approach to the problems of criticism and appreciation which range beyond those of literary analysis.

Author : Michelene Wandor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-11
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781317606147

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Look Back in Gender (Routledge Revivals) by Michelene Wandor Pdf

In this challenging book, first published in 1987, Michelene Wandor looks at the best-known plays in the thirty years prior to publication, from Look Back in Anger onwards. Wandor investigates the representation of the family and different forms of sexuality in these plays and re-reviews them from a perspective that throws into sharp relief the function of gender as an important determinant of plot, setting and the portrayal of character. Juxtaposing the period before 1968, when statutory censorship was still in force, with the years following its abolition, Wandor scrutinises the key plays of, among others, Osborne, Pinter, Wesker, Arden, and Delaney. Each one is analysed in terms of its social context: the influence of World War II, the testing of gender roles, the development of the Welfare State and changes in family patterns, and the impact of feminist, Left-wing and gay politics. Throughout the period, two generations of playwrights and theatregoers transformed the theatre into a forum in which they could articulate and explore the interaction of their interpersonal relationships with the wider political sphere. These changes are explored in this title, which will allow readers to re-evaluate their view of post-war British drama.

Author : Alan Sinfield
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781135021375

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Society and Literature 1945-1970 (Routledge Revivals) by Alan Sinfield Pdf

First published in 1983, this book focuses on the twentieth-century writer as both a product, and an interpreter, of his or her society. It explores the social basis of our conceptions of literature and the ways in which writing is affected by the media, institutional and technical, through which it reaches readers. The text looks at experiences of the period in terms of domestic and world affairs, sexuality, and philosophical and religious attitudes. It discusses the social and economic structures which specifically affect the act of writing, and considers the dominant developments of the period in three genres: novels, poetry and writing for theatre.

Author : John Elsom
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781317558651

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Cold War Theatre (Routledge Revivals) by John Elsom Pdf

Cold War Theatre, first published in 1992, provides an account of the theatrical history within the context of East/West politics. Its geographical span ranges from beyond the Urals to the Pacific Coast of the US, and asks whether the Cold War confrontation was not in part due to the cultural climate of Europe. Taking the McCarthy era as its starting point, this readable history considers the impact of the Cold War upon the major dramatic movements of our time, East and West. The author poses the question as to whether European habits of mind, fostered by their cultures, may not have contributed to the political stalemates of the Cold War. A wide range of actors from both the theatrical and political stages are discussed, and their contributions to the theatre of the Cold War examined in a hugely enjoyable and enlightening narrative. This book is ideal for theatre studies students.

Author : Joseph Bristow
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317807599

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Sexual Sameness (Routledge Revivals) by Joseph Bristow Pdf

First published in 1992, Sexual Sameness examines the differing textual strategies male and female writers have developed to celebrate homosexuality. Examining such writers as E.M. Forster, James Baldwin, Sylvia Townsend Warner and Audre Lourde, this wide-ranging book demonstrates how literature has been one of the few cultural spaces in which sexual outsiders have been able to explore forbidden desires. From the humiliating trials of Oscar Wilde to the appalling stigmatisation of people living with AIDS, Sexual Sameness reveals the persistent homophobia that has until recently almost completely inhibited our understanding of lesbian and gay writing. In opening up homosexual literature to informed and objective methods of reading, Sexual Sameness will be of interest to a large lesbian and gay readership, as well as to students of gender studies, literary studies and the social sciences.

Author : John Russell Taylor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0415727936

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Anger and After (Routledge Revivals) by John Russell Taylor Pdf

When it was first published in 1962, Anger and After was the first comprehensive study of the dramatic movement which began in 1956 with the staging of John Osbornee(tm)s Look Back in Anger and has since brought forward such dramatists as Brendan Behan, Harold Pinter, N. F. Simpson, John Arden and Arnold Wesker. Thoroughly revised in 1969, this book remains important reading for theatre students in need of a comprehensive and authoritative guide to post-Osborne drama in Britain.

Author : Wendy Griswold
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1986-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0226309231

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Renaissance Revivals by Wendy Griswold Pdf

Renaissance Revivals examines patterns in the London revivals of two English Renaissance theatre genres over the past four centuries. Griswold's focus on revenge tragedies and city comedies illuminates the ongoing interaction between society and its cultural products. No cultural object is ever created anew, she argues, but is instead constructed from existing cultural genres and conventions, the visions and professional needs of the artist, and the interests of an audience. Thus, every "new play" is in part a renaissance and every "revival" is in part an entirely new cultural object.

Author : John Russell Taylor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781317917090

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The Second Wave (Routledge Revivals) by John Russell Taylor Pdf

In the 1970s the revolution that had swept the British theatre in the 1950s had already become accepted as the new establishment. Areas that had been previously regarded as remote ideals - including permanent repertory companies, a lively provincial theatre and an extensive spread of avant-garde and fringe theatrical activities - were now considered commonplace. In this title, first published in 1971, John Russell Taylor assesses the prospects of the British theatre at the start of the 1970s and indicates its points of weakness and its strengths. In this context are placed the key figures among the Second Wave of dramatists, and detailed critical commentaries on the work of writers such as David Mercer, Tom Stoppard and Peter Terson. This is an indispensable introduction for any student with an interest in the history and development of the British theatre and the people who have played instrumental roles in this.

Author : Gloria McMillan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000413977

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The Routledge Companion to Literature and Class by Gloria McMillan Pdf

The Routledge Companion to Literature and Class offers a comprehensive and fresh assessment of the cultural impact of class in literature, analyzing various innovative, interdisciplinary approaches of textual analysis and intersections of literature, including class subjectivities, mental health, gender and queer studies, critical race theory, quantitative and scientific methods, and transnational perspectives in literary analysis. Utilizing these new methods and interdisciplinary maps from field-defining essayists, students will become aware of ways to bring these elusive texts into their own writing as one of the parallel perspectives through which to view literature. This volume will provide students with an insight into the history of the intersections of class, theory of class and invisibility in literature, and new trends in exploring class in literature. These multidimensional approaches to literature will be a crucial resource for undergraduate and graduate students becoming familiar with class analysis, and will offer seasoned scholars the most significant critical approaches in class studies.

Author : Jane Milling,Peter Thomson,Baz Kershaw,Joseph Walter Donohue (Jr.)
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2004-12-09
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780521651325

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The Cambridge History of British Theatre by Jane Milling,Peter Thomson,Baz Kershaw,Joseph Walter Donohue (Jr.) Pdf

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