Fifty Modern and Contemporary Dramatists

Name: Fifty Modern and Contemporary Dramatists
Brand: Taylor & Francis
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Fifty Modern and Contemporary Dramatists is a critical introduction to the work of fifty influential playwrights from the 1950s to today. Featuring celebrated figures such as Samuel Beckett, Caryl Churchill, Arthur Miller, and Harold Pinter, the essays delve into key works and careers with insightful analysis. An opening section offers essential historical and theatrical context, making this volume a valuable guide to modern and contemporary drama.
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This book is ideal for students and scholars of drama, theatre, and literature, as well as anyone interested in the development of modern and contemporary playwriting.

Fifty Contemporary and Modern Dramatists presents a critical introduction to the work of some of the most important and influential playwrights from the 1950s to the present day. The figures chosen are among the most widely studied by students of drama and literature.

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Fifty Modern and Contemporary Dramatists is a critical introduction to the work of some of the most important and influential playwrights from the 1950s to the present day. The figures chosen are among the most widely studied by students of drama, theatre, and literature and include such celebrated writers as:

• Samuel Beckett

• Caryl Churchill

• Anna Deavere Smith

• Jean Genet

• Sarah Kane

• Heiner Müller

• Arthur Miller

• Harold Pinter

• Sam Shephard

Each short essay is written by one of an international team of academic experts and offers a detailed analysis of the playwright’s key works and career. The introduction provides a historical and theatrical context to the volume, which provides an invaluable overview of modern and contemporary drama.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780415630368

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 10 December 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Contributors:

Edited by Maggie Gale
Edited by John Deeney

Audience: General / adult, Primary and secondary education, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 430g

Pages: 254

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Series: Routledge Key Guides

About the Author

John F. Deeney is Principal Lecturer in Contemporary Arts at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Among his numerous publications he is co-editor, with Maggie B. Gale, of　The Routledge Drama Anthology and Sourcebook: From Modernism to Contemporary Performance. Maggie B. Gale is Professor and Chair of Drama at the University of Manchester, UK. She is co-editor of the　Routledge Modern and Contemporary Dramatists　series and co-editor, with John F. Deeney, of　The Routledge Drama Anthology and Sourcebook: From Modernism to Contemporary Performance.