Format:
1 Online-Ressource
Edition:
Farmington Hills, Mi Gale 2007 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780787681289
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0787681288
Series Statement:
Dictionary of literary biography v. 310
Content:
Alan Bennett (1934-) - Edward Bond (1934-) - John Boyd (1912-2002) - Ian Brown (1945-) - Caryl Churchill (1938-) - Maureen Duffy (1933-) - Robin Glendinning (1938-) - Sue Glover (1943-) - David Hare (1947-) - Sarah Kane (1971-1999) - Tom Kempinski (1938-) - Deborah Levy (1959-) - Saunders Lewis (1893-1985) - Liz Lochhead (1947-) - Martin Lynch (1950-) - Owen McCafferty (1961-) - David Mercer (1928-1980) - Tom Murphy (1935-) - G. F. Newman (1946-) - Joe Orton (1933-1967) - Harold Pinter (1930-) - Meic Povey (1950-) - Mark Ravenhill (1966-) - Ian Rowlands (1964-) - W. Gordon Smith (1928-1996) - Ed Thomas (1961-) - Michelene Wandor (1940-) - Arnold Wesker (1932-) - E. A. Whitehead (Ted Whitehead) (1933-) - Christopher Wilkinson (1941-) - Ted Willis (1918-1992) - Playwriting for the Seventies - Michael Billington Reviews the Past in British Theatre and Celebrates the New Breed.
Content:
Embraces the work of writers working in theatrical traditions ranging from the classic well-made play to the most radical avant-garde pieces. This variety is indicative of the fact that this period is one of the most important in British drama, comparable to the late-Elizabethan/Jacobean and post-Restoration eras in terms of the quantity and quality of new work and surpassing both of them in the sheer variety of theatrical offerings
Note:
Original 461 p
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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Mode of access: Internet.
Language:
English
URL:
Available via Gale's Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online
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