| Description |
xv, 189 pages ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- pt. 1: In general. Buchner : a revelation -- In search of tragedy -- Accidental writer -- Shawn's theater -- Actors and us -- Master of arts -- Confessions of an ex-critic -- pt. 2: Actors. Performing a life -- Edwin Booth : mystery as consolation -- Miss Anglin : a memoir -- Timeless acting -- pt. 3: Notes on Shakespeare. Hamlet's wit -- Enter Shylock : a note on language -- Macbeth's tomorrow -- pt. 4: Shaw matters. The late beginner : Bernard Shaw becoming a dramatist -- Ibsen and Shaw : back to the future -- Bernard Shaw, coincidentally -- A paragraph by Shaw -- Extra lives : notes after Major Barbara -- Ending the journey -- pt. 5: Theater histories. Two vulgar geniuses : Augustin Daly and David Belasco -- The director reborn : an exploration. |
| Summary |
This volume includes essays on George Bernard Shaw, William Shakespeare, and the European theater of the twentieth century. The author is an American author and critic of film and theater. |
| Subject |
Theater.
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Actors -- Biography.
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English drama -- History and criticism.
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| ISBN |
9781931357654 paperback |
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193135765X paperback |
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