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Fields of Play in Modern Drama
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Fields of Play in Modern Drama
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Thomas R. Whitaker
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Series | Princeton Legacy Library |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:202 | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152 |
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Category/Genre | Literary studies - from c 1900 - Literary studies - plays and playwrights |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780691607726
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Classifications | Dewey:809.2 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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Publication Date |
8 March 2015 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Starting from the assumption that all theater is at least implicitly participatory, Professor Whitaker approaches thirteen plays, from Ibsen's Rosmersholm to Beckett's Endgame and Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. He asks the reader to commit himself to a variety of points of view--those of witnesses, actors, directors, and characte
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