A History of Scandinavian Theatre
A History of Scandinavian Theatre

Author: Frederick J. Marker

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1996-09-28

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 9780521392372

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A balanced and authoritative account of the theatrical history of all three Scandinavian countries.

The Genius of the Oriental Theater
The Genius of the Oriental Theater

Author: George Lincoln Anderson

Publisher:

Published: 1966

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13:

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"The ten plays presented here, works of master playwrights, represents a superb sampling of Indian and Japanese theater." -- Back cover.

The Vital Lie
The Vital Lie

Author: Anthony S. Abbott

Publisher: University of Alabama Press

Published: 2003-08-08

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0817312021

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The Vital Lie is the first book to examine the reality-illusion conflict in modern drama from Ibsen to present-day playwrights. The book questions why vital lies, lies necessary for life itself, are such an obsessive concern for playwrights of the last hundred years. Using the work of fifteen playwrights, Abbott seeks to discover if modern playwrights treat illusions as helpful or necessary to life, or as signals of sicknesses from which human beings need to be cured. What happens to characters when they are forced to face the truth about themselves and their worlds without the protection of their illusions? The author develops a three-part historical analysis of the use of the reality-illusion theme, from its origins as a metaphysical search to its current elaborations as a theatrical game.