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Chothia, Jean.

English drama of the early modern period, 1890-1940 / English drama, 1890-1940 Jean Chothia. - London ; New York : Longman, 1996. - xii, 336 p. ; 23 cm. - Longman literature in English series. .

Series statement from jacket.
Online version:
Chothia, Jean.
English drama of the early modern period, 1890-1940.
London ; New York : Longman, 1996
(OCoLC)603687785

Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-289) and index.

1. Introduction --
2. English Theatre in the 1890s --
3. 1900-1920 The New Drama --
4. 1920-1940 Between the Wars --
5. Four Comedies --
6. George Bernard Shaw --
7. Literary Drama: Henry James, W. B. Yeats, T. S. Eliot --
8. Dramatising Strife: The Working Classes on the British Stage --
9. Variable Authenticities: Staging Shakespeare in the Early Modern Period --
10. The Blindfold Medium: Early Radio Drama. TOC

Summary:
This is a study of a particularly unfluential phase in the development of modern English theatre - the age of Wilde and Shaw. It focuses on some of the main themes in the theatre, from Shaw and comedy, to the rise of political and radio drama.



ISBN: 0582067383 (case) 0582067391 (pbk.) 9780582067387

LCCN: 95047320

Subjects--Topical Terms:
English drama--History and criticism.--20th century
English drama--History and criticism.--19th century

LC Class. No.: PR736 / .C36 1996

Dewey Class. No.: 822.91209 / CHE 1996