Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Drama

Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Drama
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Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 9780748646340
ISBN-13 : 0748646345
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Download or read book Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Drama written by Ian Brown and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-16 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combines historical rigour with an analysis of dramatic contexts, themes and formsThe 17 contributors explore the longstanding and vibrant Scottish dramatic tradition and the important developments in Scottish dramatic writing and theatre, with particular attention to the last 100 years.The first part of the volume covers Scottish drama from the earliest records to the late twentieth-century literary revival, as well as translation in Scottish theatre and non-theatrical drama. The second part focuses on the work of influential Scottish playwrights, from J. M. Barrie and James Bridie to Ena Lamont Stewart, Liz Lochhead and Edwin Morgan and right up to contemporary playwrights Anthony Neilson, Gregory Burke, Henry Adams and Douglas Maxwell.


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