The Cambridge Companion to Modernist Theatre (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108831673)

The first panoramic survey of its kind, The Cambridge Companion to Modernist Theatre is a wide-ranging guide to modernism's myriad theatrical manifestations and permutations. Covering such diverse movements as naturalism, symbolism, expressionism, surrealism, dadaism, futurism, and absurdism and ranging over many genres, including comedy, tragedy, the play of ideas, agitprop, and epic theatre, the book provides a comprehensive examination of how theatre was shaped by modernism - and in turn shaped it - as it was practised around the globe. Arranged into two halves focusing respectively on theatrical forms and major themes, the volume features chapters examining how modernist playwrights, scenographers, actors, and directors engaged with such key social, political, and cultural issues of the day as philosophy, science, religion, sexuality, gender, race, intermediality, and interculturalism. An authoritative resource for students and researchers alike, this Companion attests to the pertinence of theatre and modernism both historically and in the contemporary world.

Author: Brad Kent
ISBN-10: 1108831672
ISBN-13: 9781108831673
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/11/2025
Pages: 334
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d