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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460490603321

Autore

Woodfield James.

Titolo

English theatre in transition 1881-1914 / / James Woodfield

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-317-38943-3

1-315-67785-7

1-317-38942-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Collana

Routledge Library Editions: Victorian Theatre ; ; Volume 6

Disciplina

792/.0942

Soggetti

Theater - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Theater - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1984.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Original Title""; ""Original Copyright""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Preface""; ""1 Introduction""; ""(A) Nineteenth-Century Background""; ""(B) Realism and Counter-Realism""; ""2 Ibsen, J.T. Grein and the Independent Theatre""; ""3 Elizabeth Robins, the New Century Theatre and The Stage Society""; ""4 Harley Granville Barker: Associations and Achievements, 1900-1914""; ""5 Towards a National Theatre""; ""6 The Censorship Saga""; ""7 Spectacle, Austerity and New Dimensions: The Staging of Shakespeare from Victorian to Modern""

""8 Edward Gordon Craig: Artist of the Theatre""""9 Conclusion""; ""Appendix A - A British ""Theatre Libre""""; ""Appendix B - Independent Theatre Productions 1891-1897""; ""Appendix C - The Stage Society Productions 1899-1914""; ""Appendix D - Toast at Stage Society Dinner, 17 May 1904""; ""Appendix E - The Elizabethan Stage Society Productions 1893-1913""; ""Appendix F - Letter to the Times, 29 October 1907, on Censorship""; ""Select Bibliography""; ""Index""