Modern Drama in Theory and Practice
Modern Drama in Theory and Practice
Volume 1: Realism and Naturalism
J. L. Styan, Northwestern University, Illinois
June 1983
1. Realism and Naturalism
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This 1981 volume begins with the naturalistic revolt in France against traditional styles of theatre. As realism becomes a European movement the account moves from Paris to the Meiningen company and Ibsen's work as producer and play-wright in Oslo, Chekhov's in Moscow, Shaw's in London, Synge's in Dublin. Among the producers are Antoine, Brahm, Grein, Granville-Baker, Nemirovich-Danchenko and Stanislavsky. The early days of the Irish Dramatic Movement and the chief realistic directors and critics in the USA after Belasco are considered; the tradition is shown to persist in the work of Williams and Miller in the USA and Osborne and Bond in England.
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June 1983Paperback
9780521296281
224 pages
217 × 138 × 15 mm
0.33kg
34 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- 1. The Natural revolt
- 2. Early theory
- 3. A new production style
- 4. Ibsen's contribution to realism
- 5. Realism in France
- 6. Strindberg' contribution to realism
- 7. Realism in Germany
- 8. Realism in Britain
- 9. Shaw's contribution to realism
- 10. Realism in Russia
- 11. Chekhov's contribution to realism
- 12. Conflicts in Dublin
- 13. Realism in America: Belasco to 'the method'
- 14. Realism in America: early variations
- 15. Realism in America: Williams and Miller
- 16. New realism in Britain
- 17. Realistic theatre
- Table of events in the theatre
- Bibliography
- Index.
