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Leading creators of twentieth-century Czech theatre / Jarka M. Burian.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burian, Jarka, 1927-2005.
- Series:
- Routledge Harwood Polish and East European theatre archive ; v. 7.
- Routledge Harwood Polish and East European theatre archive ; v. 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theater--Czech Republic--History--20th century.
- Theater.
- Czech drama--20th century--History and criticism.
- Czech drama.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this invaluable and detailed presentation of the leading creative figures in a richly innovative and dynamic period of Czech theatre, Professor Jarka M. Burian provides us with insightful portraits of the directors K. H. Hilar, E. F. Burian, Alfred Radok, and Otomar Krejca: of the famous Voskovec and Werich comedic duo; of the scenographer Josef Svoboda; and of the playwright, now President of the Czech Republic, Václav Havel. There are also briefer studies of numerous other directors, designers, and actors. The author, a Czech-American theatre scholar and practitioner, has been a frequent
- Contents:
- LEADING CREATORS OF TWENTIETH - CENTURYCZECH THEATRE; Copyright; Contents; Introduction to the series; List of plates; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 K. H. Hilar; 2 The liberated theatre of Voskovec and Werich; 3 E. F. Burian; 4 Alfred Radok; 5 Otomar Krejča; 6 Grossman, Macháček, Schorm: three major Czech directors of the late twentieth century; 7 Josef Svoboda; 8 Twentieth-century Czech scenographers in the interwar era; 9 Czech scenography since 1968: a younger generation; 10 Czech Hamlets of the twentieth century; 11 Václav Havel; Coda; Notes; Selected bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-217) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-46585-5
- 1-315-01497-1
- 1-136-46578-2
- 9781315014975
- OCLC:
- 852759113
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