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...

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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:
Edgar, David, > 1948- > Criticism and interpretation.
Edgar, David, > 1948-
1900-1999
Political plays, English > History and criticism.
Politics and literature > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Théâtre politique anglais > Histoire et critique.
Politique et littérature > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
DRAMA > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Political plays, English
Politics and literature
Great Britain
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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