Leading creators of twentieth-century Czech theatre / / Jarka M. Burian

• Autore: Burian Jarka <1927, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 p.)
• Disciplina: 792/.094371
• Soggetto topico: Theater - Czech Republic - History - 20th century; Czech drama - 20th century - History and criticism
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-217) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: LEADING CREATORS OF TWENTIETH - CENTURYCZECH THEATRE; Copyright; Contents; Introduction to the series; List of plates; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 K. H. Hilar; 2 The liberated theatre of Voskovec and Werich; 3 E. F. Burian; 4 Alfred Radok; 5 Otomar Krejča; 6 Grossman, Macháček, Schorm: three major Czech directors of the late twentieth century; 7 Josef Svoboda; 8 Twentieth-century Czech scenographers in the interwar era; 9 Czech scenography since 1968: a younger generation; 10 Czech Hamlets of the twentieth century; 11 Václav Havel; Coda; Notes; Selected bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In this invaluable and detailed presentation of the leading creative figures in a richly innovative and dynamic period of Czech theatre, Professor Jarka M. Burian provides us with insightful portraits of the directors K. H. Hilar, E. F. Burian, Alfred Radok, and Otomar Krejca: of the famous Voskovec and Werich comedic duo; of the scenographer Josef Svoboda; and of the playwright, now President of the Czech Republic, Václav Havel. There are also briefer studies of numerous other directors, designers, and actors. The author, a Czech-American theatre scholar and practitioner, has been a frequent
• Titolo autorizzato: Leading creators of twentieth-century Czech theatre
• ISBN: 1-136-46585-5; 1-315-01497-1; 1-136-46578-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783048303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Harwood Polish and East European theatre archive ; ; v. 7.