Modern British playwriting [[electronic resource] ] The 1950s : voices, documents, new interpretations / / David Pattie |
Autore | Pattie David <1963-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Methuen Drama, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (294 p.) |
Disciplina | 808.06665 |
Collana | Decades of modern British playwriting |
Soggetto topico | English drama - 20th century - History and criticism |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4081-2929-9
1-283-87402-4 1-4081-5956-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Copyright; Contents; General Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction to the 1950s; Britain 1945-60: managing the peace; Britain 1945-60: culture and society; 1 The British Theatre 1945-60; The British stage 1945-60: the theatre industry; The state and the theatre; Repertory theatre in the 1950s; The British stage 1945-60: the writers' revolution; Censors and critics; Before the revolution: 1945-56; Verse drama; Priestley and Coward; Ackland and Whiting; The main engagement 1955-60: Beckett and Brecht; Beckett; Brecht; The main engagement 1955-60: new British theatres; The ESC
Theatre WorkshopThe situation is confused: entering the 1960s; 2 Introducing the Playwrights; Introduction; T. S. Eliot (1888-1949): faith, fragmentation and tradition; Terence Rattigan (1911-46): the commercial stage; John Osborne (1929-56): the fatality of hatred; Arnold Wesker (1932-58): 'I could add to what was happening'; 3 Playwrights and Plays; T. S. Eliot: plays of the 1950s; The Cocktail Party; The Confidential Clerk; The Elder Statesman; Conclusion; Terence Rattigan: private lives and public lives; Aunt Edna; The private and the public; The Winslow Boy; The Browning Version The Deep Blue SeaSeparate Tables; The private revolution; John Osborne: the drama of emotions; Osborne in the 1950s; Look Back in Anger; The Entertainer; Luther; In the anguish of his spirit; Arnold Wesker: the trilogy; Introduction; Chicken Soup with Barley; Roots; I'm Talking About Jerusalem; Conclusion; 4 Documents; The golden age; Tynan and Hobson; Beckett and Brecht; The Royal Court and the new drama; Theatre Workshop; Afterword; Terence Rattigan (1956-77): I have tried to keep pace; John Osborne (1961-94): watch it come down; Arnold Wesker (1960-): what could be my crime?; Notes Select BibliographyIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Notes on Contributors |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462978203321 |
Pattie David <1963-> | ||
London, : Methuen Drama, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Modern British playwriting The 1950s : voices, documents, new interpretations / / David Pattie |
Autore | Pattie David <1963-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Methuen Drama, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 281 pages) |
Disciplina | 822.91409 |
Collana | Decades of modern British playwriting |
Soggetto topico |
English drama - 20th century - History and criticism
Literary studies: plays & playwrights |
ISBN |
1-4081-2929-9
1-283-87402-4 1-4081-5956-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | General Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction to the 1950s -- Chapter 1. The British Theatre 1945-60 -- Chapter 2. Introducing the Playwrights -- Chapter 3. Playwrights and Plays -- Chapter 4. Documents -- Afterword -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- Notes on Contributors. |
Altri titoli varianti |
1950s
Nineteen fiftys |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786438503321 |
Pattie David <1963-> | ||
London, England : , : Methuen Drama, , 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Modern British playwriting The 1950s : voices, documents, new interpretations / / David Pattie |
Autore | Pattie David <1963-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Methuen Drama, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 281 pages) |
Disciplina | 822.91409 |
Collana | Decades of modern British playwriting |
Soggetto topico |
English drama - 20th century - History and criticism
Literary studies: plays & playwrights |
ISBN |
1-4081-2929-9
1-283-87402-4 1-4081-5956-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | General Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction to the 1950s -- Chapter 1. The British Theatre 1945-60 -- Chapter 2. Introducing the Playwrights -- Chapter 3. Playwrights and Plays -- Chapter 4. Documents -- Afterword -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- Notes on Contributors. |
Altri titoli varianti |
1950s
Nineteen fiftys |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816900903321 |
Pattie David <1963-> | ||
London, England : , : Methuen Drama, , 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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