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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451521503321

Autore

George David Sanderson

Titolo

Flash & crash days : Brazilian theater in the post dictatorship period / / David S. George

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Garland Pub., , 1999

ISBN

1-135-57646-7

1-135-57647-5

0-203-90681-0

1-280-31706-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 p.)

Collana

Garland reference library of the humanities ; ; 2153. Latin American studies ; ; 19

Disciplina

869.2

Soggetti

Theater - Brazil - History - 20th century

Brazilian drama - 20th century - History and criticism

Women dramatists, Brazilian - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-168) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Series Preface; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Gerald Thomas and the Postmodernist Theater in Brazil; Women Writers and the Quest for Identity: From Fiction into Playwriting; General Considerations on Scholarship, Playwriting, and Theater Companies; Afterword; Works Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book deals with the theatre produced in Brazil during the 1980's and 1990's, especially its postmodernist directors, women playwrights and theatre companies, and examines the effects of a return to civilian government from military rule.