English Drama Since 1940

by David Ian Rabey

Book Overview

English Drama Since 1940 considers the bids of successive post-war dramatists to find language and images of remorseless disclosure, appropriate to the public manifestation of sensed crisis and the interrogation of the ideal of renewal. This book introduces the period and its discourse whilst redefining them, to give proper consideration to developments of themes, styles, concerns and contexts from the 80s to the present. The book offers succinct...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582423724
• ISBN13: 9780582423725
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"