Modern drama in theory and practice / J. L. Styan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Styan, J. L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drama--20th century--History and criticism.

Drama.

Theater--History--20th century.

Theater.

History.

Physical Description:

3 volumes : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1981.

Summary:

This volume begins with the naturalistic revolt in France against traditional styles of theatre. As realism becomes a European movement the account moves from Paris to the Meiningen company and Ibsen's work as producer and play-wright in Oslo, Chekhov's in Moscow, Shaw's in London, Synge's in Dublin. Among the producers are Antoine, Brahm, Grein, Granville-Barker, Nemirovich-Danchenko and Stanislavsky. The early days of the Irish Dramatic Movement and the chief realistic directors and critics in the USA after Belasco are considered; the tradition is shown to persist in the work of Williams and Miller in the USA and Osborne and Bond in England.

Contents:

1. Realism and naturalism.

2. Symbolism, surrealism, and the absurd.

3. Expressionism and epic theatre.

Notes:

Includes bibliographies and index.

ISBN:

0521227372

OCLC:

5101228