Albee: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

A full study of this major contemporary play, including an interview with Edward Albee.

Table des matières

List of illustrations; General preface; Acknowledgements; Note on the text; Introduction: the play as performance; 1. Fun and games: production strategies/production problems; 2. Walpurgisnacht: the cauldron of criticism; 3. The Exorcism: getting the worst out of your performers; Select chronology; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Résumé

This is a detailed study of one of the most important plays in contemporary theatre. In this fascinating look at the modern stage, Stephen Bottoms draws on original archival material and sources including an exclusive interview with Edward Albee.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Stephen J. Bottoms, Bottoms Stephen J.
• Collaboration: Michael Robinson (Editeur)
• Edition: Cambridge Academic
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 21.09.2000
• EAN: 9780521632096
• ISBN: 978-0-521-63209-6
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 16 mm
• Poids: 430 g
• Illustrations: 11 b/w illus., Raster, nicht spezifiziert
• Thèmes: Plays in Production; Plays in Production
• Catégories: Littérature > Poésie, théâtre; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée; LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Theatre Studies, American English, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Literary studies: plays and playwrights