Wadsworth Anth of Drama 5e - Softcover

WORTHEN

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1413017673 ISBN 13: 9781413017670

Publisher: Heinle, 2006

Synopsis

Known through four editions as the boldest and most distinguished introduction to drama, William Worthen's pace-setting text continues to provide exciting plays usefully situated within their historical and cultural contexts. In its fifth edition, THE WADSWORTH ANTHOLOGY OF DRAMA broadens its scope to offer even more plays than ever before.

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Review:

"I think the historical introductions are unparalleled." "W. B. Worthen's selection of plays, choice of criticism and insightful and economical commentary make the Wadsworth Anthology the standout text in its field." "The Wadworth Anthology is a superior drama anthology, offering its users an extensive range of plays, critical essays, and historical information for the study of theatre history and dramatic literature." "W. B. Worthens selection of plays, choice of criticism and insightful and economical commentary make the Wadsworth Anthology the standout text in its field." "W. B. Worthenas selection of plays, choice of criticism and insightful and economical commentary make the Wadsworth Anthology the standout text in its field."

About the Author:

W. B. Worthen, Alice Brady Pels Professor in the Arts, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Theater at Barnard College, Columbia University. He is the author of Shakespeare and the Force of Modern Performance (Cambridge University Press, 2003) Shakespeare and the Authority of Performance (Cambridge University Press, 1997), Modern Drama and the Rhetoric of Theater (University of California Press, 1992), The Idea of the Actor: Drama and the Ethics of Performance (Princeton University Press, 1984), Modern Drama: Plays, Criticism, Theory (Wadsworth, 1995), and of many articles on modern drama, Shakespeare, and theories of performance. Professor Worthen received his B. A. in English from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and his Ph.D. in English from Princeton University, and has held research fellowships form the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment of the Humanities. He is past editor of Theatre Journal and current coeditor of Modern Drama.

About this edition

• Publisher: Heinle
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1413017673
• ISBN 13: 9781413017670
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 1651