Modern British Farce: A Selective Study of British Farce from Pinero to the Present Day

Modern British Farce: A Selective Study of British Farce from Pinero to the Present Day
ISBN-10
0389208205
ISBN-13
9780389208204
Category
Drama
Pages
232
Language
English
Published
1989
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Author
Leslie Smith

Description

Contents: The Nature of Farce; A.W. Pinero and the Court Farces; Ben Travers and the Aldwych Farces; Brian Rix and the Whitehall Farces; Post-Whitehall Farces; Joe Orton; Farce and Contemporary Drama: I; Farce and Contemporary Drama: II; Conclusion; ^R Appendix: a Chronological List of Plays; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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