Theater of the Avant-Garde, 1890-1950 : A Critical Anthology / Robert Knopf.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Knopf, Robert, Editor.

Listengarten, Julia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drama--20th century.

Drama.

Experimental drama--History and criticism.

Experimental drama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (512 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An essential volume for theater artists and students alike, this anthology includes the full texts of sixteen important examples of avant-garde drama from the most daring and influential artistic movements of the first half of the twentieth century, including Symbolism, Futurism, Expressionism, Dada, and Surrealism. Each play is accompanied by a bio-critical introduction by the editor, and a critical essay, frequently written by the playwright, which elaborates on the play's dramatic and aesthetic concerns. A new introduction by Robert Knopf and Julia Listengarten contextualizes the plays in light of recent critical developments in avant-garde studies. By examining the groundbreaking theatrical experiments of Jarry, Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Artaud, and others, the book foregrounds the avant-garde's enduring influence on the development of modern theater.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Editor's Note

Introduction / Knopf, Robert / Listengarten, Julia

1. Franco-Russian Symbolism

2. Pataphysical Theater

3. Intimate Theater/Chamber Drama

4. Correspondences

5. Italian Futurism

6. German Expressionism

7. Dada

8. The Theater of Pure Form

9. French Surrealism

10. The Theater of Cruelty

11. Russian Oberiu

12. American Dada and Surrealism

13. The Theater of the Absurd

General Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Feb 2020)

ISBN:

0-300-21054-X

OCLC:

908063118