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The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama
Gabrielle Cody (Ed.)
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Description for The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama
Hardback. An A to Z reference for modern drama. It highlights the interdisciplinary nature of drama by placing playwrights and plays within their social, cultural, and historical contexts. It focuses on drama in the literary sense rather than as performance. It also follows the development of modern theater in both Western Europe and Eastern Europe. Editor(s): Cody, Gabrielle H.; Sprinchorn, Evert. Num Pages: 1744 pages, 0. BIC Classification: AN; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 127. Weight in Grams: 4994.
A wholly unique A to Z reference for modern drama, this authoritative encyclopedia differs from others in highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of drama by placing playwrights and plays within their social, cultural, and historical contexts. Over 450 leading scholars provide students, general readers, and scholars with clearly written and concise entries that steer clear of technical jargon while also offering advanced readers new perspectives on familiar figures, movements, trends, issues, and texts. The Encyclopedia concentrates on drama in the literary sense rather than as performance. The scope of this encyclopedia is truly global. The editors follow the development of ... Read more
A wholly unique A to Z reference for modern drama, this authoritative encyclopedia differs from others in highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of drama by placing playwrights and plays within their social, cultural, and historical contexts. Over 450 leading scholars provide students, general readers, and scholars with clearly written and concise entries that steer clear of technical jargon while also offering advanced readers new perspectives on familiar figures, movements, trends, issues, and texts. The Encyclopedia concentrates on drama in the literary sense rather than as performance. The scope of this encyclopedia is truly global. The editors follow the development of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
1744
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1744
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231140324
SKU
V9780231140324
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About Gabrielle Cody (Ed.)
Gabrielle H. Cody is professor and the chair of the Department of Drama and Film at Vassar College and the author of Impossible Performances: Duras as Dramatist, Direction: Essays on 20th Century Theater, and Annie Sprinkle Solo.Evert Sprinchorn is a professor emeritus in the Drama Department at Vassar College and the author of Ibsen: Letters and Speeches, Strindberg as Dramatist ... Read more
Reviews for The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama
Dependable, well written, easily used by any sort of researcher... a truly great encyclopedia... Highly recommended. Library Journal (Starred Review) Editors Cody... and Sprinchorn... have created a truly great encyclopedia. Approximately 1400 A-to-Z articles signed by more than 450 scholars are cross-referenced by country, playwright, play name, genre, and era... Usable, thorough, and wide-ranging; highly recommended for academic libraries and ... Read more