Three Socialist Plays: Lear, Roots, Serjeant Musgrave's Dance - Couverture souple

Shaughnessy, Robert

 
9780335096060: Three Socialist Plays: Lear, Roots, Serjeant Musgrave's Dance
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0335096069 ISBN 13 : 9780335096060
Editeur : Open University Press, 1992

Synopsis

Robert Shaughnessy considers the major issues in the theory and practice of socialist drama, using as his point of departure the performance-centred close analysis of three plays: Edward Bond's "Lear", Arnold Wesker's "Roots", and John Arden's "Sergeant Musgrave's Dance". Through the comparison and juxtaposition of these plays, this guide introduces key concerns and debates: the politics of theatre criticism, the relation between text and performance, illusionism versus Epic Theatre. The basis for the discussion throughout is the performance potential of the three plays; a mode of active reading geared towards a socialist theatre practice. Overall, this guide aims to enable students to engage not only with the individual texts but with the broader possibilities of socialist theatre.

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Éditeur
Open University Press
Date d'édition
1992
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0335096069
ISBN 13 
9780335096060
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
128
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0335096077 ISBN 13 :  9780335096077
Editeur : Open University Press, 1992
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