This collection of essays, drawn from scholarship over the last
forty years, explores the drama of four of the most influential
proponents of modernism in European Drama: Ibsen, Strindberg,
Pirandello, and Beckett. Although there are other dramatists who
also contributed to Modernism, these four illustrate widely
different and contrasting aspects to the movement. Since
discussions of Modernism are generally restricted to poetry,
novels, or the fine arts (painting, sculpture), examining theatre
from this perspective covers new ground. The choice of these four
dramatists as the subjects of the volume reflects the large
percentage of essays dealing with their work published by Modern
Drama, the leading scholarly journal in the field, which in turn is
a measure of the centrality of these particular playwrights in
critical discourse. The essays here have been selected to cover the
main elements of the work of each of the four dramatists, with the
aim of creating a useful teaching tool for university courses.
Since some of the essays selected go back to the 1960s, while
others are very contemporary, this volume also offers a perspective
on the historical development of critical theory.
General
Imprint: |
University of Toronto Press
|
Country of origin: |
Canada |
Release date: |
December 1998 |
First published: |
December 1998 |
Editors: |
Christopher Innes
• F. J. Marker
|
Dimensions: |
228 x 150 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
336 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8020-8206-0 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8020-8206-8 |
Barcode: |
9780802082060 |
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