Cargando…

The political theatre of David Edgar /

"David Edgar's writings address the most basic questions of how humans organize and govern themselves in modern societies. This study brings together the disciplines of political philosophy and theatre studies to approach the leading British playwright as a political writer and a public so...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reinelt, Janelle G.
Otros Autores: Hewitt, Gerald
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Colección:Cambridge studies in modern theatre.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000 a 4500
001 EBSCO_ocn759207689
003 OCoLC
005 20231017213018.0
006 m o d
007 cr cnu---unuuu
008 111101s2011 enka ob 001 0 eng d
040 |a N$T  |b eng  |e pn  |c N$T  |d OCLCQ  |d CAMBR  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCF  |d OCLCO  |d YDXCP  |d OCLCQ  |d NLGGC  |d OCL  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCQ  |d INT  |d AU@  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO 
019 |a 817918810  |a 1058473298  |a 1096217114 
020 |a 9781139127332  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 1139127330  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 9780511984723  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 0511984723  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 1139116673 
020 |a 9781139116671 
020 |z 9780521509688 
020 |z 0521509688 
035 |a (OCoLC)759207689  |z (OCoLC)817918810  |z (OCoLC)1058473298  |z (OCoLC)1096217114 
043 |a e-uk--- 
050 4 |a PR6055.D44  |b Z84 2011eb 
072 7 |a DRA  |x 003000  |2 bisacsh 
082 0 4 |a 822/.914  |2 22 
084 |a DRA003000  |2 bisacsh 
049 |a UAMI 
100 1 |a Reinelt, Janelle G. 
245 1 4 |a The political theatre of David Edgar /  |c Janelle Reinelt, Gerald Hewitt. 
260 |a Cambridge ;  |a New York :  |b Cambridge University Press,  |c 2011. 
300 |a 1 online resource (x, 313 pages) :  |b illustrations 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
490 1 |a Cambridge studies in modern theatre 
520 |a "David Edgar's writings address the most basic questions of how humans organize and govern themselves in modern societies. This study brings together the disciplines of political philosophy and theatre studies to approach the leading British playwright as a political writer and a public social critic. Edgar uses theatre as a powerful tool of public discourse, an aesthetic modality for engaging with and thinking/feeling through the most pressing social issues of the day. In this he is a supreme rationalist: he deploys character, plot and language to explore ideas, to make certain kinds of discursive cases and model hypothetical alternatives. Reinelt and Hewitt analyze twelve of Edgar's most important plays, including Maydays and Pentecost and also provide detailed discussions of key performances and critical reception to illustrate the playwright's artistic achievement in relation to his contributions as a public figure in British cultural life"--  |c Provided by publisher 
520 |a "Political Commitment and Performative Practice 'Anybody who used to call themselves a Marxist now has fairly intense self-definitional problems'.- David Edgar (1994) 'He is an optimist who has been around'. - John Peters (1994BIB-174) Of the distinctive voices in the contemporary British theatre, David Edgar's provides the most comprehensive articulation of major political questions. His career spans more than four eventful and politically complex decades, and encompasses every variety of writing for performance including agitprop and touring pieces; community plays; radio, film and television plays; and large-scale plays produced in the major national venues such as the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. In addition, Edgar has maintained a high profile as a public intellectual, engaging in depth with a wide variety of political issues through newspaper opinion pages, journal essays, and book reviews, as well as via frequent public speaking engagements before a variety of organizations including the Commission on Racial Equality; the Royal Society of Arts, Manufacturing and Commerce; the Fabian Society; and the annual Marxism conference"--  |c Provided by publisher 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
588 0 |a Print version record. 
505 0 |a Introduction: political commitment and performative practice -- Intervening in public discourse: Edgar as discursive arbiter -- Things fall apart: after ideology in Continental Divide and Maydays -- Governing memberships: Destiny, Playing with fire and Testing the echo -- "A legend in your own time": The jail diary of Albie Sachs, Mary Barnes and Albert Speer -- Socialism's aftermath: The shape of the table, Pentecost and The prisoner's dilemma. 
590 |a eBooks on EBSCOhost  |b EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide 
600 1 0 |a Edgar, David,  |d 1948-  |x Criticism and interpretation. 
600 1 7 |a Edgar, David,  |d 1948-  |2 fast 
650 0 |a Political plays, English  |x History and criticism. 
650 0 |a Politics and literature  |z Great Britain  |x History  |y 20th century. 
650 6 |a Théâtre politique anglais  |x Histoire et critique. 
650 6 |a Politique et littérature  |z Grande-Bretagne  |x Histoire  |y 20e siècle. 
650 7 |a DRAMA  |x English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a Political plays, English  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Politics and literature  |2 fast 
651 7 |a Great Britain  |2 fast 
648 7 |a 1900-1999  |2 fast 
655 7 |a Criticism, interpretation, etc.  |2 fast 
655 7 |a History  |2 fast 
700 1 |a Hewitt, Gerald. 
776 0 8 |i Print version:  |a Reinelt, Janelle G.  |t Political theatre of David Edgar.  |d Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011  |z 9780521509688  |w (DLC) 2010053222  |w (OCoLC)695683621 
830 0 |a Cambridge studies in modern theatre. 
856 4 0 |u https://ebsco.uam.elogim.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=399316  |z Texto completo 
938 |a EBSCOhost  |b EBSC  |n 399316 
938 |a YBP Library Services  |b YANK  |n 7302859 
938 |a YBP Library Services  |b YANK  |n 7050847 
938 |a YBP Library Services  |b YANK  |n 7205411 
938 |a YBP Library Services  |b YANK  |n 7235587 
994 |a 92  |b IZTAP