BOOKS - The Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Drama
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The Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Drama
Author: Ian Brown
Year: 2011
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 768 KB
Language: English
Year: 2011
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 768 KB
Language: English
Combines historical rigour with an analysis of dramatic contexts themes and formsThe 17 contributors explore the longstanding and vibrant Scottish dramatic tradition and the important developments in Scottish dramatic writing and theatre with particular attention to the last 100 years The first part of the volume covers Scottish drama from the earliest records to the late twentieth century literary revival as well as translation in Scottish theatre and non theatrical drama The second part focuses on the work of influential Scottish playwrights from J M Barrie and James Bridie to Ena Lamont Stewart Liz Lochhead and Edwin Morgan and right up to contemporary playwrights Anthony Neilson Gregory Burke Henry Adams and Douglas Maxwell Key FeaturesProvides a thorough overview of Scottish theatre from the earliest days to the presentDeals with play texts as well as with the key contexts and themes of drama and theatre over the yearsProvides insights into the work of leading Scottish playwrights including the new generations since the 1970s
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