Twentieth-century English History Plays: From Shaw to BondRowman & Littlefield, 1988 - 280 страници The book offers the clearest definition yet of the history play, its scope and its limits. Historical drama is an extremely popular genre among 20th-century English playwrights. Yet the sheer size and complexity of the subject has, until now, prevented critics from attempting a clear definition. Dr. Harben provides a new and original perspective, taking into account modern ideas of and attitudes to history. The author examines the varying approaches to history taken by modern historians and playwrights, and provides a detailed analysis of the historical source material of selected plays. The study is supported with a wealth of vivid and provocative illustrations. Historical and dramatic criticism is related to theatrical interpretation and experience. This book therefore should prove valuable and interesting to the reader with a specialist interest in the field as well as to the more general reader. |
Съдържание
Introduction The English History Play in the Twentieth Century | 1 |
George Bernard Shaw Saint Joan | 22 |
Three Plays of the 1930s Reginald Berkeley The Lady with a Lamp Clifford Bax The Rose without a Thorn Gordon Daviot Richard of Bordeaux | 63 |
T S Eliot Murder in the Cathedral | 105 |
Three Plays of the 1960s Robert Bolt A Man for All Seasons Peter Shaffer The Royal Hunt of the Sun John Osborne Luther | 156 |
Edward Bond Early Morning | 213 |
Conclusion | 253 |
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action approach to history Archbishop Arthur asserts Atahuallpa audience Bainton Becket Berkeley Bolt Bond Bond's Brecht Brechtian bring Caesar Cathedral Cauchon character Chorus Church Clifford Bax concern consciousness contemporary critics Daviot death dramatist Early Morning Edward Bond Eliot Elizabeth Longford emotional English Epilogue experience fact faith feeling figure Florence Nightingale force Henry historian historical truth history play human humour imagination Inca individual influence Joan's John Osborne judgement Katheryn king Knights live Lord Luther Martin modern More's Murder nature nineteenth century Osborne Osborne's past peace Pizarro play's playwright political present production Queen reality Reginald Berkeley religious reveals Richard II Richard of Bordeaux role romantic Saint Joan says scene seen sense Shaffer Shakespeare Shavian Shaw Shaw's Sidney Herbert social society spiritual stage T. S. Eliot Tempter theatre theatrical tion treatment of history trial Victoria violence vision writing