Fifty Modern and Contemporary Dramatists
Fifty Modern and Contemporary Dramatists is a critical introduction to the work of some of the most important and influential playwrights from the 1950s to the present day. The figures chosen are among the most widely studied by students of drama, theatre, and literature and include such celebrated writers as:
• Samuel Beckett
• Caryl Churchill
• Anna Deavere Smith
• Jean Genet
• Sarah Kane
• Heiner Müller
• Arthur Miller
• Harold Pinter
• Sam Shephard
Each short essay is written by one of an international team of academic experts and offers a detailed analysis of the playwright’s key works and career. The introduction provides a historical and theatrical context to the volume, which provides an invaluable overview of modern and contemporary drama.
Fifty Modern and Contemporary Dramatists is a critical introduction to the work of some of the most important and influential playwrights from the 1950s to the present day. The figures chosen are among the most widely studied by students of drama, theatre, and literature and include such celebrated writers as:
• Samuel Beckett
• Caryl Churchill
• Anna Deavere Smith
• Jean Genet
• Sarah Kane
• Heiner Müller
• Arthur Miller
• Harold Pinter
• Sam Shephard
Each short essay is written by one of an international team of academic experts and offers a detailed analysis of the playwright’s key works and career. The introduction provides a historical and theatrical context to the volume, which provides an invaluable overview of modern and contemporary drama.
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Fifty Modern and Contemporary Dramatists is a critical introduction to the work of some of the most important and influential playwrights from the 1950s to the present day. The figures chosen are among the most widely studied by students of drama, theatre, and literature and include such celebrated writers as:
• Samuel Beckett
• Caryl Churchill
• Anna Deavere Smith
• Jean Genet
• Sarah Kane
• Heiner Müller
• Arthur Miller
• Harold Pinter
• Sam Shephard
Each short essay is written by one of an international team of academic experts and offers a detailed analysis of the playwright’s key works and career. The introduction provides a historical and theatrical context to the volume, which provides an invaluable overview of modern and contemporary drama.
