| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 304 pages) |
| Series |
Decades of modern British playwriting |
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Decades of modern British playwriting.
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| Contents |
1 Theatre in the 1960s 29 -- 1960-64 31 -- Performance and politics 31 -- Cruelty and violence 34 -- Shakespeare 36 -- Staging reality 38 -- The age of satire 41 -- Theatres of war 43 -- Beyond words 49 -- Aunt Edna versus the RSC 54 -- 1965-69 58 -- Documentary theatre 62 -- Staging Vietnam 64 -- Race 67 -- The American avant-garde 72 -- The golden age 74 -- Waiting for paradise 79 -- Conclusion 82 -- 2 Introducing the Playwrights 85 -- Introduction to John Arden / Bill McDonnell McDonnell, Bill 85 -- Introduction to Edward Bond 91 -- Introduction to Harold Pinter 97 -- Introduction to Alan Ayckboum 102 -- 3 Playwrights and Plays 108 -- John Arden / Bill McDonnell McDonnell, Bill 108 -- Serjeant Musgrave's Dance 110 -- The Workhouse Donkey 119 -- Armstrong's Last Good Night 126 -- Britain's Brecht 134 -- Conclusion 134 -- Edward Bond 136 -- Saved 139 -- Early Morning 147 -- Lear 154 -- Conclusion 160 -- Harold Pinter / Jamie Andrews Andrews, Jamie 161 -- The Caretaker 163 -- Early audience response; or, A bloody pain in the neck' 168 -- The Homecoming 171 -- Pinter beyond Britain; or looking for Beckett 175 -- Censorship 178 -- Landscape and Silence 181 -- Afterword 187 -- Alan Ayckbourn / Frances Babbage Babbage, Frances 190 -- 1960-64: taking (first) steps 192 -- 1965-70: comedies of sex and class 196 -- Relatively Speaking 198 -- How the Other Half Loves and Family Circles 205 -- Afterword 214 -- 4 Documents 216 -- John Arden 216 -- Edward Bond 224 -- Harold Pinter 233 |
| Summary |
This title provides a comprehensive survey and study of the theatre produced in the 1960s. It features a critical analysis and reevaluation of the work of four key playwrights authored by a team of experts, together with an extensive commentary on the period |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-293) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Bond, Edward -- Criticism and interpretation
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Arden, John -- Criticism and interpretation
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Pinter, Harold, 1930-2008 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Ayckbourn, Alan, 1939- -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Arden, John fast |
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Ayckbourn, Alan, 1939- fast |
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Bond, Edward fast |
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Pinter, Harold, 1930-2008 fast |
| Subject |
English drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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Literary studies: plays & playwrights.
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Society & culture: general.
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Theatre studies.
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DRAMA -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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English drama
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781408129623 |
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1408129620 |
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9781283853217 |
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1283853213 |
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9781408157114 |
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140815711X |
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9781408166550 |
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1408166550 |
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