Tragedy and Metatheatre

Tragedy and Metatheatre PDF

Author: Lionel Abel

Publisher: Holmes & Meier Publishers

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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Abel's basic premise is that 'tragedy is difficult if not altogether impossible for the modern dramatist'. He then proceeds to provide a theory of the resolution of this problem. This seminal paper, first published in 1963, is now reprinted with a selection of complementary essays.

Complete Essays

Complete Essays PDF

Author: Francis Bacon

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-11-13

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0486145670

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DIVThe Elizabethan sage offers wise, witty observations on truth, adversity, love, ambition, fame, and many other topics. Short but thought-provoking, these essays constitute an excellent combination of style and substance. /div

Diverse Pursuits

Diverse Pursuits PDF

Author: Javed Malick

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-07-08

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1000412792

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The five essays in this book reflect many years of the author's sustained academic engagement with dramatic forms and traditions. The opening essay traces the historical trajectory of modern drama in Europe from its bourgeois period through the period of the liberal dissent to the more recent periods of radical alternative. The subsequent essays deal with certain specific examples of that drama in India and the West, such as Shakespeare adaptations on the Parsi theatre stage, Habib Tanvir, and Samuel Beckett. The author places each of these in a historical perspective. This approach constitutes the theoretical underpinning of the book giving cohesion to this collection of diverse essays. Although they were individually published in various journals and books in their earlier versions, they have been substantially revived and updated by the author for this volume. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.