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The Theory of the modern stage : from Artaud to Zola : an introduction to modern theatre and drama / edited by Eric Bentley

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Penguin books, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Description: 498 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780141189185
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PN1657 THE
Summary: Brings together writings by dramatists, directors and thinkers who have had a profound effect on the theatre since mid nineteenth century, from Adolphe Appia to Emile Zola. Here, Antonin Artaud sets out a manifesto for a Theatre of Cruelty, and Bernard Shaw defends himself as a realist, while W B Yeats describes the creation of a People's Theatre.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Reserve Reserve Zvishavane Library Open Shelf PN1657 THE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 91661 Available BK58753
Reserve Reserve Zvishavane Library Open Shelf PN1657 THE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 91659 Available BK58755
Reserve Reserve Zvishavane Library Open Shelf PN1657 THE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 91660 Available BK58752

Includes index.

Brings together writings by dramatists, directors and thinkers who have had a profound effect on the theatre since mid nineteenth century, from Adolphe Appia to Emile Zola. Here, Antonin Artaud sets out a manifesto for a Theatre of Cruelty, and Bernard Shaw defends himself as a realist, while W B Yeats describes the creation of a People's Theatre.

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