Granville Barker and the Dream of Theatre (Paperback, Revised)

This is the first full treatment of Harley Granville Barker's active work in the theatre. It sheds new light on the actor, director, manager, playwright and critic who was one of the most fascinating and versatile men of the twentieth-century stage, and provides vivid accounts of the crucial productions of the time. Granville Barker was the chief force in establishing a place in Edwardian London for the 'New Drama' of Shaw and the European playwrights, and he also became known for his revolutionary productions of Shakespeare and Euripides. By 1915 he was generally regarded as the most important theatre artist in England. Using original documents and contemporary press reports, Dennis Kennedy recreates the excitement of Granville Barker's accomplishment in the context of an era that proved a turning-point for the arts in general. The book is supported by more than forty photographs from his theatre productions, most of them published here for the first time since the Edwardian years.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 1989
First published:	1989
Authors:	Dennis Kennedy (Professor Emeritus of Drama)
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	248
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-37996-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General
LSN:	0-521-37996-2
Barcode:	9780521379960

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