The Modern Stage and Other Worlds (Routledge Revivals)
The Modern Stage and Other Worlds (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Austin E. Quigley

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-08-11

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 131761965X

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Modern plays are strikingly diverse and, as a result, any attempt to locate an underlying unity between them encounters difficulties: to focus on what they have in common is often to overlook what is of primary importance in particular plays; to focus on their differences is to note the novelty of the plays without increasing their accessibility. In this study, first published in 1985, Austin E. Quigley takes as his paradigm case the relationship between the world of the stage and the world of the audience, and explores various modes of communication between domains. He asks how changes in the structure of the drama relate to changes in the structure of the theatre, and changes in the role of the audience. Detailed interpretations of plays by Pinero, Ibsen, Strindberg, Brecht, Ionesco, Beckett and Pinter question principles about the modern theatre and establish links between drama structure and theatre structure, theme, and performance space.

The Modern Stage and Other Worlds (Routledge Revivals)
The Modern Stage and Other Worlds (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Austin E. Quigley

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-08-11

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 1317619641

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Modern plays are strikingly diverse and, as a result, any attempt to locate an underlying unity between them encounters difficulties: to focus on what they have in common is often to overlook what is of primary importance in particular plays; to focus on their differences is to note the novelty of the plays without increasing their accessibility. In this study, first published in 1985, Austin E. Quigley takes as his paradigm case the relationship between the world of the stage and the world of the audience, and explores various modes of communication between domains. He asks how changes in the structure of the drama relate to changes in the structure of the theatre, and changes in the role of the audience. Detailed interpretations of plays by Pinero, Ibsen, Strindberg, Brecht, Ionesco, Beckett and Pinter question principles about the modern theatre and establish links between drama structure and theatre structure, theme, and performance space.

Reading the Renaissance
Reading the Renaissance

Author: Jonathan Locke Hart

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9780815323556

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First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Royal Court Theatre (Routledge Revivals)
The Royal Court Theatre (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Philip Roberts

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2015-06-03

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 1317515471

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The English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre is the longest running specialist production organization in the history of British theatre. Philip Roberts’s account, which was first published in 1986, covers the period 1965-1972 in the Company’s life, beginning in 1965 with the appointment of William Gaskill as Artistic Director. It is not simply about the critical triumphs of these years of the Royal Court’s work, but also about the day-to-day workings of a busy and often turbulent organization. The result of the book is both scholarly and entertaining. This book will be of interest to students of the theatre and drama.

The Origins of Civilization in Greek and Roman Thought (Routledge Revivals)
The Origins of Civilization in Greek and Roman Thought (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Sue Blundell

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-02-05

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 1317751094

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It has been much disputed to what extent thinkers in Greek and Roman antiquity adhered to ideas of evolution and progress in human affairs. Did they lack any conception of process in time, or did they anticipate Darwinian and Lamarckian hypotheses? The Origins of Civilization in Greek and Roman Thought, first published in1986, comprehensively examines this issue. Beginning with creation myths – Mother Earth and Pandora, the anti-progressive ideas of the Golden Age, and the cyclical theories of Orphism – Professor Blundell goes on to explore the origins of scientific speculation among the Pre-Socratics, its development into the teleological science of Aristotle, and the advent of the progressivist views of the Stoics. Attention is also given to the ‘primitivist’ debate, involving ideas about the noble savage and reflections of such speculation in poetry, and finally the relationship between nature and culture in ancient thought is investigated.

Post-War British Theatre (Routledge Revivals)
Post-War British Theatre (Routledge Revivals)

Author: John Elsom

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2014-10-17

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 1317557743

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Since the Second World War, we have witnessed exciting, often confusing developments in the British theatre. This book, first published in 1976, presents an enlightening, objective history of the many facets of post-war British theatre and a fresh interpretation of theatre itself. The remarkable and profound changes which have taken place during this period range from the style and content of plays, through methods of acting, to shapes of theatres and the organisational habits of managers. Two national theatres have been brought almost simultaneously into existence; while at the other end of the financial scale, the fringe and pub theatres have kicked their way into vigorous life. The theatre in Britain has been one of the post-war success stories, to judge by its international renown and its mixture of experimental vitality and polished experience. In this book Elsom presents an approach to the problems of criticism and appreciation which range beyond those of literary analysis.

The Rise and Fall of the Well-Made Play (Routledge Revivals)
The Rise and Fall of the Well-Made Play (Routledge Revivals)

Author: John Russell Taylor

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-12-19

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1317917219

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First published in 1967, this title considers the idea of the ‘well-made play’ in the context of how and why it has been devalued and how far, in allowing it to be devalued, we have lost sight of certain important elements of the theatre. The focus of the book is largely on the development of British theatre and those who have been instrumental to it. This is an indispensable introduction for any student with an interest in the history and development of the British theatre.

Making Sense (Routledge Revivals)
Making Sense (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Jerome S. Bruner

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-10-04

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 1136823352

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'Making Sense' outlines how the growing child comes to understand the world, make sense of experience and becomes a competent social individual.

Inside Family Viewing (Routledge Revivals)
Inside Family Viewing (Routledge Revivals)

Author: James Lull

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-04-23

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 1317908120

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First published in 1990, this title presents a rich account of how television intersects with family life in American and other world cultures. From an analysis of the political and cultural significance of China’s most important television series to detailed descriptions of how families in the United States interpret and use television at home, James Lull’s ethnographic work marks an important stage in the study of the role of the mass media in contemporary culture. This title will be of interest not only to those in media and communications, but also to those in the broader fields of cultural anthropology and sociology.

English Drama of the Early Modern Period 1890-1940
English Drama of the Early Modern Period 1890-1940

Author: Jean Chothia

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-07-01

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1315504197

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The period 1890-1940 was a particularly rich and influential phase in the development of modern English theatre: the age of Wilde and Shaw and a generation of influential actors and managers from Irving and Terry to Guilgud and Olivier. Jean Chothia's study is in two parts beginning with a portrait of the period, setting the narrative context and considering the dramatic social and cultural changes at work during this time. It then focuses on some of the main themes in the theatre, from Shaw and comedy, to the rise of political and radio drama, providing an interpretative framework for the period. This volume will be of great benefit to students and academics of English literature and drama, as it covers the work of the major dramatists of the period as well as considering the dramatic output of literary figures, such as James, Eliot and Lawrence.