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This is the first one-volume analysis of British drama, from 1890–1990, covering the most dynamic and exciting period in its history since Shakespeare. Starting with George Bernard Shaw, Christopher Innes traces the evolution of modernism from the close of the nineteenth century right up to the present. The unparalleled breadth of this critical study shows patterns of development in naturalistic social drama, comedy, poetic drama, and feminist theatre. This provides a coherent theoretical frame for understanding individual writers and their work. The book gives detailed discussions of all the major dramatists; analysis of over 200 plays; information on the social and political context; facts about first productions and critical reception; a comprehensive chronology, and illustrations from seminal productions. The wide focus, unique coverage, and wealth of detail make this book an invaluable guide for students, theatre-goers, and theatre historians alike.
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Starting with George Bernard Shaw, Christopher Innes traces the evolution of modernism from the close of the nineteenth century right up to the present. The unparalleled breadth of this critical study shows patterns of development in naturalistic social drama, comedy, poetic drama, and feminist theatre.
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- PublisherCambridge University Press
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0521305365
- ISBN 13 9780521305365
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages508
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. xxiv + 484 pp, list of 19 illustrations, acknowledgments, chronology, 7 subdivided chapters. with endnotes for each subdivision, 1. Contexts; 2. The traditional background; 3. Defining modernism: George Bernard Shaw; 4. Social themes and realistic formulae' 5. The comic mirror - tradition and innovation; 6. Poetic drama - verse, fantasy and symbolic images; 7. Present tense - feminist theatre; index. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, black cover cloth crisp & spine lettering bright, with illustrated black DJ. DJ in mylar protector. Size: Octavo. Book. Seller Inventory # 005116
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