Hakutulokset: the modern drama
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Imitation and Contamination of the Classics in the Comedies of Ben Jonson
This book focuses on the influence of classical authors on Ben Jonson’s dramaturgy, with particular emphasis on the Greek and Roman playwrights and satirists. It illuminates the …
"Daddy": A Melodrama
Franklin, a young black artist on the eve of his first show, meets Andre, an older white art collector, and before long their feverish connection develops into an unbreakable bond. …
Performing Disability in Early Modern English Drama
Performing Disability in Early Modern English Drama investigates the cultural work done by early modern theatrical performances of disability. Proffering an expansive view of early …
Staging Britain's Past
Staging Britain's Past is the first study of the early modern performance of Britain's pre-Roman history. The mythic history of the founding of Britain by the Trojan exile Brute …
Biopolitics, Materiality and Meaning in Modern European Drama
Arguing that existing modernization theories have been unnecessarily one-sided, Hedwig Fraunhofer offers a rewriting of modernity that cuts across binary methodologies nature and …
Music, Dance, and Drama in Early Modern English Schools
Music, Dance, and Drama in Early Modern English Schools is the first book to systematically analyze the role that the performing arts played in English schools after the …
Pursuit of Style in Early Modern Drama
The Pursuit of Style in Early Modern Drama examines how early modern plays celebrated the power of different styles of talk to create dynamic forms of public address. Across the …
Strangeness in Jacobean Drama
Callan Davies presents “strangeness” as a fresh critical paradigm for understanding the construction and performance of Jacobean drama—one that would have been deeply familiar to …
Modernity, Community, and Place in Brian Friel's Drama
Modernity, Community, and Place in Brian Friel's Drama shows how the leading Irish playwright explores a series of dynamic physical and intellectual environments, charting the …
Buster Keaton and Modern European Drama. An American Filmmaker Anticipating Aesthetic Multiplicity
As one of the most ingenious artists of the silent film era, Buster Keaton stands out for his legendary comedies. While drawing on vaudeville traditions, he also knew how to …