TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chothia,Jean
TI  - English drama of the early modern period, 1890-1940
T2  - Longman literature in English series
SN  - 0582067383 (case)
AV  - PR736 .C36 1996
U1  - 822.91209 
PY  - 1996///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Longman
KW  - English drama
KW  - 20th century
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - 19th century
N1  - 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; TOC; 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; English
N2  - 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.
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