TY - BOOK AU - Bentley,Eric TI - The Theory of the modern stage: from Artaud to Zola : an introduction to modern theatre and drama SN - 9780141189185 AV - PN1657 THE PY - 2008/// PB - Penguin books KW - Drama KW - Drama History and criticism KW - Theater History KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes index N2 - 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 ER -