TY  - BOOK
AU  - Knopf,Robert
TI  - Theater of the avant-garde, 1890-1950: a critical anthology
SN  - 9780300210545 (ebook)
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - New Haven
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - Experimental theater
KW  - Experimental drama
KW  - Performing Arts
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Theatre studies
KW  - thema
KW  - 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999
KW  - Plays, playscripts
KW  - Anthologies: general
KW  - lcsh
N1  - Previous edition: 2001; Includes bibliographical references and index; Also available in printed form ISBN 9780300206739; Electronic reproduction; Askews and Holts; Mode of access: World Wide Web
N2  - This critical anthology of avant-garde drama includes the full texts of 16 plays, each preceded by a historical-critical introduction and followed by an essay that elaborates on the dramatic and aesthetic issues raised by the play; An essential volume for theater artists and students alike, this anthology includes the full texts of sixteen important examples of avant-garde drama from the most daring and influential artistic movements of the first half of the twentieth century, including Symbolism, Futurism, Expressionism, Dada, and Surrealism. Each play is accompanied by a bio-critical introduction by the editor, and a critical essay, frequently written by the playwright, which elaborates on the plays dramatic and aesthetic concerns. A new introduction by Robert Knopf and Julia Listengarten contextualizes the plays in light of recent critical developments in avant-garde studies. By examining the groundbreaking theatrical experiments of Jarry, Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Artaud, and others, the book foregrounds the avant-gardes enduring influence on the development of modern theater
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ER  -