A companion to modern British and Irish drama, 1880--2005.9781405122283 A companion to modern British and Irish drama, 1880--2005. Ed. by Mary Luckhurst Mary Luckhurst is Professor in Modern Drama at the University of York. She is also a playwright and director. Biography Luckhurst was educated at New Hall, Cambridge, reading French and German, and the London School of Economics. . Blackwell Black·well , Elizabeth 1821-1910. British-born American physician who was the first woman to be awarded a medical doctorate in modern times (1849). Publishing 2006 584 pages $149.95 Hardcover Blackwell companions to literature and culture; 43 PR736 This collection of essays offers a challenge to the existing constructions of the canon of British and Irish drama and examines in detail the relationship between developments in Britain and Ireland. The contributors, who are experts from the UK and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , investigate radical postcolonial post·co·lo·ni·al adj. Of, relating to, or being the time following the establishment of independence in a colony: postcolonial economics. readings, offer revisionist re·vi·sion·ism n. 1. Advocacy of the revision of an accepted, usually long-standing view, theory, or doctrine, especially a revision of historical events and movements. 2. feminist critiques, and examine representations of war, comedy and sexuality. In discussing the contending forces that have influenced the modern dramatic canon, the contributors engage with contemporary discourses that challenge the dominance of London and of realism. The volume analyzes a wide range of plays and performance traditions and describes the political, cultural, economic and institutional frameworks that readers require in order to understand these works. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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