A Reader's Guide to Modern British Drama (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780815630760)

This book reveals the influences of modern history and psychology on British drama; the all-important influence of Irish dramatists like Wilde, Shaw, O'Casey, and Beckett; the significance of the Independent Theatre of J. T. Grein and the early Royal Court Theatre; the gay community's contribution to the British theater; the powerful new feminist drama; and the British festival theater. Auseful tool for readers wishing to know more about Britain's great dramatic tradition and vital contemporary theater, for students pursuing drama studies, and for libraries in need of an accessible reference work.

Author: Sanford Sternlicht
ISBN-10: 081563076X
ISBN-13: 9780815630760
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2004
Pages: 259
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 8.48h x 5.74w x 0.65d