Theatre in Theory 1900-2000 - An Anthology

Informationen zum Autor David Krasner is Associate Professor of Performing Arts and Head of the Acting Program at Emerson College. He is the coeditor (with Rebecca Schneider) of the University of Michigan Press's Series Theater: Theory/Text/Performance. Klappentext Theatre in Theory is a wide-ranging anthology documenting twentieth-century dramatic and performance theory. Bringing together the most influential theoretical and critical work in the field, this comprehensive volume encourages readers to think critically about the nature of theatre. The selections offer a rich variety of perspectives on theatrical aesthetics, dramatic criticism, and performance theory from the century's most prominent playwrights, directors, scholars, and philosophers. Each section is accompanied by a brief introduction and includes concise supporting commentary and historical information. Documents are situated in their appropriate contexts to provide the reader with a comprehensive understanding of how and why theatre theory has changed over time. It is the most complete collection of its kind to date. Zusammenfassung Comprises nearly 100 critical essays written by the twentieth century's most influential playwrights! directors! scholars! and philosophers Features the writings of Oscar Wilde! Georg Lukacs! Bertolt Brecht! Gertrude Stein! Zora Neale Hurston! T.S.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Krasner, D Krasner, David Krasner, David (Yale University) Krasner, Krasner David
• Con la collaborazione di: David Krasner (Editore)
• Editore: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2007
• EAN: 9781405140447
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-4044-7
• Pagine: 608
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; 20th Century, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Theatre Studies