The Making of Modern Drama: A Study of Buchner, Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Pirandello, Brecht, Beckett, Handke (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780300079029)

This highly acclaimed critical exploration of modern drama begins with B?chner and Ibsen and then discusses the major playwrights who have shaped modern theater-Strindberg, Chekhov, Pirandello, Brecht, Beckett, and Handke. A new introduction by the author assesses developments of recent years. Reviews of the earlier editions: "The best single study of the astonishing transformations dramatic art has undergone in the last century or so."-Thomas R. Edwards, New York Times Book Review "In its field this is one of the choice books of the century. It moves toward the deepest sources of some great plays, so it deepens their effect on us."-Stanley Kauffmann "The Making of Modern Drama has no rivals. Richard Gilman's account of his fascinating subject is written with love, measure, and authority."-Susan Sontag "Gilman's book on the genesis and development of contemporary drama is acute, beautifully accomplished, and, I think, important."-Donald Barthelme

Author: Richard Gilman
ISBN-10: 0300079028
ISBN-13: 9780300079029
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2000
Pages: 324
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.49w x 0.94d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 07/01/2000 pg. 148