David Edgar
Playwright and Politician
Elizabeth Swain(Author)
Peter Lang Verlag
Published on 31. December 1986
Book
Hardback
358 pages
978-0-8204-0288-8 (ISBN)
Description
David Edgar: Playwright and Politician examines the British dramatist's forty stage plays written between 1971 and 1983, effectively providing a minihistory of Britain's sociopolitical climate since World War II and of Britain's post-1968 political theatre movement, with its various methods and changing venues. Swain discusses Edgar's use of dramatic form, his subject matter and his political viewpoint in order to examine different approaches to political playwriting, ranging from the blatant didacticism of agitprop to the subtler mimesis of social realism. Particular attention is given to Edgar's landmark plays, Destiny and Maydays, both produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company. A chapter is also devoted to Edgar's widely performed adaptations, The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs, Mary Barnes and Nicholas Nickleby.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
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Weight
640 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8204-0288-8 (9780820402888)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Contents: Critical study of the plays of David Edgar, effectively exemplifying the course of Britain's post-1968 political theatre movement, - including discussion of agitprop, docudrama, political parody, adaptation and social realism.