Description |
1 online resource (136 pages) |
Contents |
Introduction; chapter one; chapter two; appendix; bibliography; index |
Summary |
Since the late 1970s, more than 200 biographical plays about famous artists (composers, fine artists, poets, actors etc.) were written and staged in the United Kingdom. The book analyses the range of these plays, arguing that the dramatists often place the main artist character(s) in an adverse situation, inward (e.g., mental illness) or outward (a personal enemy, or an anonymous power, such as war). Against the background of such adverse forces, the artist characters tend come across as flaw .. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Composers in literature.
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Authors in literature.
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Biographical drama -- History and criticism
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English drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- General.
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DRAMA -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Authors in literature
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Biographical drama
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Composers in literature
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English drama
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781443814621 |
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1443814628 |
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