دانلود کتاب Modern Drama: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

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Halftitle page
Series page
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
List of illustrations
Introduction
1 Realism, naturalism, and symbolism
Precedents
Ibsen and the drama of everyday life
Naturalism in the theatre
Old forms, new voices
Comic relief
Shock, controversy, and retreat
Tragic-comedy as the modern mode
Questioning realism
2 Sex, suffrage, and scandal
Chekhov and Strindberg
Expressionism on stage
Intimate theatre and the Stanislavski revolution
Ensemble and repertory at the Court Theatre
The Irish dramatic movement
Verse drama—a non-starter?
The one-act play
World War I
Sex, censorship, and the avant-garde
Stage craft
3 Metatheatre and modernity
Reinventing metatheatre
Observation, analysis, and change
Distancing the audience
Women’s voices
Political theatre
Family secrets
4 Salesmen, southerners, anger, and ennui
American realism
A new model of tragedy
Anger and all that
No more masterpieces
Theatre of the absurd
Poetic plays and radio drama
5 Absurdism, protest, and commitment
Is violence funny?
Absurdism and politics
The audience must do the work
Caryl Churchill and the redefinition of theatre
Brian Friel and Athol Fugard
Theatre and race
Experimental performance
6 Bearing witness: drama since 1980
1995 and all that
‘In-yer-face’ theatre
Sex and sensibility
Identity politics
Renewing documentary theatre
Science on stage
Postmodern theatre
Adaptations
Coda
Further reading
Publisher’s acknowledgements
Index
Online Catalogue
Social Media