Modern Drama: Defining the Field
- ISBN-10
- 0802086217
- ISBN-13
- 9780802086211
- Series
- Modern Drama
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 212
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-01-01
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Authors
- William B. Worthen, Joanne Tompkins, Richard Paul Knowles
Description
The contributors examine varied topics such as the analysis of periodicity; the articulation of social, political, and cultural production in theatre; the re-evaluation of texts, performances, and canons; and demonstrations of how interdisciplinarity inflects theatre and its practice.
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