Twentieth Century Theatre And Drama In English

Author : William Lyon Phelps
Publisher : Becker Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1473309395

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The Twentieth Century Theatre, Observations on the Contemporary English and American Stage by William Lyon Phelps Pdf

This early work by William Lyon Phelps was originally published in 1918 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Twentieth Century Theatre, Observations on the Contemporary English and American Stage' is an academic work on the virtues an problems of the theatre between 1900 and 1918. William Lyon Phelps was born on 2nd January 1865, in New Haven, Conneticut, United States. Phelps earned a B.A. in 1887, writing his thesis on the Idealism of George Berkeley. He then gained an M.A. in 1891 from Yale and his PhD from Harvard in the same year. During his time a Yale, he offered a course in modern novels which brought the university considerable attention both nationally and internationally. Phelps published many essays on modern and European literature, including titles such as 'Essays on Modern Novelists' (1910), 'Some Makers of American Literature' (1923), and 'As I Like it' (1923).

Author : William Lyon Phelps
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Theater
ISBN : UOM:39015011866244

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The Twentieth Century Theatre by William Lyon Phelps Pdf

Author : William Lyon Phelps
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1330632281

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The Twentieth Century Theatre by William Lyon Phelps Pdf

Excerpt from The Twentieth Century Theatre: Observations on the Contemporary English and American Stage This little book contains a discussion, with sufficient corroborative figures and specific illustrations, of some of the conditions and tendencies of the English and American stage of 1900-1918. The Modern Drama is so much greater than the Modern Theatre that we are confronted with a huge problem. We are living in the best period of play-writing since the age of Shakespeare; but how shall Americans outside of New York have an opportunity to see these new and original dramas? How can the modern theatre become a part of our national life? I have answered these two questions, but I wish I knew exactly how to bring the remedy to the patient, or to make the patient want it seriously enough to insist on having it. Some pages of the first, second, and fifth chapters, here revised, originally appeared respectively in the Yale Review, October 1911, Old Penn, April 1916, and The Art World, December 1916. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : WILLIAM LYON. PHELPS
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033734160

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TWENTIETH CENTURY THEATRE by WILLIAM LYON. PHELPS Pdf

Author : Colin Counsell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781136153327

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Signs of Performance by Colin Counsell Pdf

Signs of Performance provides the beginning student with working examples of theatrical analysis. Its range covers the whole of twentieth century theatre, from Stanislavski to Brecht and Samuel Beckett to Robert Wilson. Colin Counsell takes an historical look at theatre as a cultural practice, clearly tracing connections between: * Key practitioners' ideas about performance * The theatrical practices prompted by those ideas * The resulting signs which emerge in performance * The meanings and political consequences of those signs It provides an understandable theoretical framework for the study of theatre as a an signifying practice, and offers vivid explanations in clear, direct language. It opens up this fascinating field to a broad audience.

Author : Colin Chambers
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 892 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2006-05-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781847140012

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Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre by Colin Chambers Pdf

International in scope, this book is designed to be the pre-eminent reference work on the English-speaking theatre in the twentieth century. Arranged alphabetically, it consists of some 2500 entries written by 280 contributors from 20 countries which include not only top-level experts, but, uniquely, leading professionals from the world of theatre. A fascinating resource for anyone interested in theatre, it includes: - Overviews of major concepts, topics and issues; - Surveys of theatre institutions, countries, and genres; - Biographical entries on key performers, playwrights, directors, designers, choreographers and composers; - Articles by leading professionals on crafts, skills and disciplines including acting, design, directing, lighting, sound and voice.

Author : Richard Drain
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0415096200

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Twentieth-century Theatre by Richard Drain Pdf

Richard Drain gathers together a wide-ranging selection of original writings on theatre this century. Ideal for students, it will also be of interest to anyone involved with the theatre.

Author : William Lyon 1865-1943 Phelps
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1372834885

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20TH CENTURY THEATRE OBSERVATI by William Lyon 1865-1943 Phelps Pdf

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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : American drama
ISBN : UOM:39015015876553

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20th Century Drama by Anonim Pdf

Author : William Lyon Phelps
Publisher : Nabu Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1294533045

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The Twentieth Century Theatre by William Lyon Phelps Pdf

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Author : Claire Cochrane
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-27
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781139502139

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Twentieth-Century British Theatre by Claire Cochrane Pdf

In this book, Claire Cochrane maps the experience of theatre across the British Isles during the twentieth century through the social and economic factors which shaped it. Three topographies for 1900, 1950 and 2000 survey the complex plurality of theatre within the nation-state which at the beginning of the century was at the hub of world-wide imperial interests and after one hundred years had seen unprecedented demographic, economic and industrial change. Cochrane analyses the dominance of London theatre, but redresses the balance in favour of the hitherto marginalised majority experience in the English regions and the other component nations of the British political construct. Developments arising from demographic change are outlined, especially those relating to the rapid expansion of migrant communities representing multiple ethnicities. Presenting fresh historiographic perspectives on twentieth-century British theatre, the book breaks down the traditionally accepted binary oppositions between different sectors, showing a broader spectrum of theatre practice.

Author : Christopher Innes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002-11-28
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521016754

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Modern British Drama: The Twentieth Century by Christopher Innes Pdf

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Author : Gerald M. Berkowitz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317901730

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American Drama of the Twentieth Century by Gerald M. Berkowitz Pdf

In this book Professor Berkowitz studies the diversity of American drama from the stylistic, experimental plays of O'Neill, through verse, tragedy and community theatre, to the theatre of the 1990s. The discussions range through dramatists, plays, genres and themes, with full supporting appendix material. It also examines major dramatists such as Eugene O'Neill, Arthur Miller, Sam Shephard, Tennessee Williams and August Wilson and covers not only the Broadway scene but also off Broadway movements and fringe theatres and such subjects as women's and African-American drama.

Author : William Lyon Phelps
Publisher : Scholar's Choice
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 129719523X

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The Twentieth Century Theatre by William Lyon Phelps Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Alexander Feldman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781136155000

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Dramas of the Past on the Twentieth-Century Stage by Alexander Feldman Pdf

This book defines and exemplifies a major genre of modern dramatic writing, termed historiographic metatheatre, in which self-reflexive engagements with the traditions and forms of dramatic art illuminate historical themes and aid in the representation of historical events and, in doing so, formulates a genre. Historiographic metatheatre has been, and remains, a seminal mode of political engagement and ideological critique in the contemporary dramatic canon. Locating its key texts within the traditions of historical drama, self-reflexivity in European theatre, debates in the politics and aesthetics of postmodernism, and currents in contemporary historiography, this book provides a new critical idiom for discussing the major works of the genre and others that utilize its techniques. Feldman studies landmarks in the theatre history of postwar Britain by Weiss, Stoppard, Brenton, Wertenbaker and others, focusing on European revolutionary politics, the historiography of the World Wars and the effects of British colonialism. The playwrights under consideration all use the device of the play-within-the-play to explore constructions of nationhood and of Britishness, in particular. Those plays performed within the framing works are produced in places of exile where, Feldman argues, the marginalized negotiate the terms of national identity through performance.