Twentieth-Century English History Plays: From Shaw to Bond (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780333425176)

The history play is an extremely popular genre among English playwrights of this century, yet very little research has been done in the field. In particular, the sheer size and complexity of the subject appears to have prevented critics from attempting to arrive at a clear definition of the genre. This book examines the term 'history play' afresh, seeking to define more precisely the scope and the limits of the genre in relation to twentieth-century ideas of and attitudes to history.

Author: Niloufer Harben
ISBN-10: 0333425170
ISBN-13: 9780333425176
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 03/28/1988
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d