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Autore |
Ryan Oscar |
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Titolo |
Eight men speak : a political play / / by Oscar Ryan [and three others] ; edited & with an introduction by Alan Filewod |
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Ottawa, [Ontario] : , : University of Ottawa Press, , 2012 |
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©2012 |
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ISBN |
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0-7766-2076-2 |
1-299-48267-8 |
0-7766-2074-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (164 p.) |
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Collana |
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Canadian Literature Collection |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political plays |
Canadian drama - 20th century - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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This volume comprises a reprinting of the original text as well as a gloss of the 1933 Communist play, which had been written and staged as part of a campaign to free Tim Buck, the leader of the Communist Party of Canada, from prison. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Critical Introduction; Eight Men Speak in Historical Context; Authorship: Coalescent Dramaturgy; The Theatrical Modernism of Eight Men Speak; Reception; Eight Men Speak; Foreword; Act I; Act II; Act III; Act IV; Act V; Act VI; Dossier: Documents, Reports and Reviews; Explanatory Notes; Textual Notes; Works Cited |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The first scholarly edition of the only play banned in Canada for political reasons. |
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