Fifty Modern and Contemporary Dramatists (Routledge Key Guides)

By: Maggie B. Gale and John F. Deeney

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Synopsis: Fifty Modern and Contemporary and Dramatists is a critical introduction to the work of some of the most important and influential playwrights from the 1950s to the present day. The figures chosen are among the most widely studied by students of drama, theatre and literature and include such celebrated writers as: • Samuel Beckett • Caryl Churchill • Anna Deavere Smith • Jean Genet • Sarah Kane • Heiner Müller • Arthur Miller • Harold Pinter • Sam Shephard Each short essay is written by one of an international team of academic experts and offers a detailed analysis of the playwright’s key works and career. The introduction provides an historical and theatrical context to the volume, which provides an invaluable overview of modern and contemporary drama.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 254 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781317596219
Related ISBNs:: 9780415630351, 9781315745732, 9780415630368
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 08/13/22
Copyrighted By:: Maggie B. Gale, John F. Deeney
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Drama, Plays and Theater, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Maggie B. Gale
Edited by:: John F. Deeney

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