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The Contemporary Political Play

The Contemporary Political Play

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What does it mean for a play to be political in the 21st century? Does it require explicit engagement with events and situations with the aim of bringing about change or highlighting social wrongs? Is it purely a matter of content or is it also a matter of structure?

The Contemporary Political Play: Rethinking Dramaturgical Structure examines the politics of contemporary 'political' drama. It traces the origins of the contemporary British political play to the emergence of the idea of ‘serious drama’ in the late 19th century through the work of Bernard Shaw, and argues that a Shavian version of serious drama was inextricably linked to the social and political structures of British society at the time. While political drama is still often thought of as adhering to a Shavian model in which social issues are presented through a dialectical structure, Grochala argues that the different political structures of contemporary Britain give rise to formally inventive dramaturgies that are no less 'serious' or political than their Shavian forebears.

Through analysing the experimental dramaturgies of contemporary plays by playwrights including Caryl Churchill, Simon Stephens, Anthony Neilson, debbie tucker green and Mark Ravenhill, among others, it offers a set of new principles for understanding how a play functions politically and reveals how today the dramaturgical structure of a play is as political as its content.

Artikkel nr.

2e7f76c5-b0da-4268-b9b5-22bbcf0dbb50

Egenskaper

Språkversjon

Engelsk

Bokomslagstype

Heftet

Antall sider

264 sider

Foreslått kjønn

Alle kjønn

Skrevet av

Sarah Grochala

Utgiver

Methuen Drama

Utgivelsessted

London, UK

Utgivelsesdato (DD/MM/ÅÅÅÅ)

23/03/2017

Utgivelse år

2017

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

9781472588463

Minimum ordreantall

1 stykker

Vekt og dimensjoner

Bredde

138 mm

Høyde

216 mm

The Contemporary Political Play

413 kr

413 kr

På lager

On., 19 mars - ma., 24 mars


Sikker betaling

14 dagers åpent kjøp


Selges og leveres av

Adlibris