Modern Drama: A Very Short Introduction

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Kirsten Shepherd-Barr (University Lecturer in Modern Drama, Faculty of English, University of Oxford)

Modern Drama

A Very Short Introduction

Kirsten Shepherd-Barr (University Lecturer in Modern Drama, Faculty of English, University of Oxford)

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Oxford University Press
11 February 2016

Theatre Studies; Literary studies: plays & playwrights

Series: Very Short Introductions

The story of modern drama is a tale of extremes, testing both audiences and actors to their limits through hostility and contrarianism. Spanning 1880 to the present, Kirsten E. Shepherd-Barr shows how truly international a phenomenon modern drama has become, and how vibrant and diverse in both text and performance. This Very Short Introduction explores the major developments of modern drama, covering two decades per chapter, from early modernist theatre through post-war developments to more recent and contemporary theatre. Shepherd-Barr tracks the emergence of new theories from the likes of Brecht and Beckett alongside groundbreaking productions to illuminate the fascinating evolution of modern drama.

By: Kirsten Shepherd-Barr (University Lecturer in Modern Drama Faculty of English University of Oxford)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 174mm, Width: 115mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 120g
ISBN: 9780199658770
ISBN 10: 0199658773
Series: Very Short Introductions
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 11 February 2016
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. 1880-1900: realism, naturalism and symbolism ; 2. 1900-1920: sex, suffrage, and scandal ; 3. 1920-1940: metatheatre and modernity ; 4. 1940-1960: salesmen , southerners, anger and ennui ; 5. 1960-1980: absurdism, protest and commitment ; 6. 1980-2000: bearing witness ; 7. 2000-present: contemporary theatre

Kirsten E. Shepherd-Barr is Professor of English and Theatre Studies at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St Catherine's College. She is the author of Theatre and Evolution from Ibsen to Beckett (Columbia University Press, 2015), Science on Stage: From Doctor Faustus to Copenhagen (Princeton University Press, 2006), and Ibsen and Early Modernist Theatre, 1890-1900 (Greenwood Press, 1997) as well as numerous articles on modern drama.

Reviews for Modern Drama: A Very Short Introduction

Shepherd-Barr manages to survey over a hundred years of Western drama in this pocket-sized book ... Providing a cursory, but considered, overview that introduces the reader to the richness and diversity of the topic in an engaging and readily comprehensible manner. That is no mean feat. Adrian Curtin, Studies in Theatre and Performance an excellent and insightful short introduction to modern drama Adrian Curtin, Studies in Theatre and Performance Modern Drama: A Very Short Introduction, is something of a marvel. A clear case is made for each of the eras of modern drama while also demonstrating the lasting influence of directors, playwrights, and styles. Lee Jacobus, Emeritus Prof. of English, UConn, Storrs