The Playwright as Thinker: A Study of Drama in Modern Times

Published by Reynal & Hitchcock, 1946

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SIGNED and INSCRIBED by author to FFEP: 'transferred to Stathis and Ralph by act of Congress March 1 1987.' Ralph Sylvester and Stathis Orphanos operated the great fine-press publishing house Sylvester & Orphanos. First edition. 382pp. Cream cloth black-stamped spine lettering, deckled fore and tail. Owner name dated Jan. 28, 1947 to FFEP above author inscription, edges a bit toned, spine a bit sunned, booksellers ticket to RPEP, otherwise clean and sound. 'First published in 1946, The Playwright as Thinker is a classic work of drama criticism that helped create the intellectual environment in which serious American theater would thrive in the second half of the twentieth century. At the time of publishing, most drama critics believed dramatic art deserved no intellectual status; Eric Bentley set out to prove them wrong. Focusing on the canonic playwrights Strindberg, Ibsen, Pirandello, Sartre, and Brecht, Bentley viewed the playwright as thinker, and his survey of over 150 years of dramatic art provided, in essence, an intellectual history of Europe.' -From the new Minnesota edition. A considerable scarcity in the first edition and quite uncommon signed.

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Title
The Playwright as Thinker: A Study of Drama in Modern Times
Author
Bentley, Eric [Ralph Sylvester and Stathis Orphanos association]
Publisher
Reynal & Hitchcock
Publication year
1946
Condition
VERY GOOD
Signed
Signed By Author
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First Edition.
Item weight
15 ounces
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