The English Crime Play in the Twentieth Century
| Author | : Beatrix Hesse |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 2015-08-02 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781137463043 |
| ISBN-13 | : 113746304X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The English Crime Play in the Twentieth Century by : Beatrix Hesse
Download or read book The English Crime Play in the Twentieth Century written by Beatrix Hesse and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-08-02 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive study of the English crime play, presenting a survey of 250 plays performed in the London West End between 1900 and 2000. The first part is historically orientated while the second one establishes a tentative poetics of the genre. The third part presents an analysis of some 20 plays adapted from detective fiction.
