Vital Contradictions: Characterization in the Plays of Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, and O'Neill: 6 (Dramaturgies) - Softcover

Manheim, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 082044684X ISBN 13: 9780820446844

Publisher: P.I.E.-Peter Lang, 2002

Synopsis

This close study of selected plays by four of the greatest early moderm playwrights, namely Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov and O'Neill, examines how these plays challenge long-standing traditions and assumptions of nineteenth-century theatre and reas

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« The book is not only enjoyable to read, but also challenges our preconceptions about some dramatic characters that haunt the imaginations of several generations.

"The book is not only enjoyable to read, but also challenges our preconceptions about some dramatic characters that haunt the imaginations of several generations."

About the Author

In addition to being the author of books on the Shakespearean history play and the plays of Eugene O'Neill, as well as many papers, articles and reviews, Michael Manheim was editor of the recent Cambridge Companion to Eugene O'Neill. Before retir

Edition details

• Publisher: P.I.E.-Peter Lang
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 082044684X
• ISBN 13: 9780820446844
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208
• Editor: Maufort Marc