Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Telling it Slant
. Ed(S): Wallace, Mark; Marks, Steven
€ 45.92
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Telling it Slant
Paperback. Editor(s): Wallace, Mark; Marks, Steven. Series: Modern & Contemporary Poetics Series. Num Pages: 511 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; DCQ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 717.
Political commentary is possible through ""variety"" theatre, this volume contends. Compiled from the April 2000 Theatre Symposium held on the campus of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, this collection of essays presents a compelling mix of theoretical and practical viewpoints from a broad diversity of scholars from around the country. What remains to be learned about the political objectives of Brecht's Lehrstriucke? What political power is resident in the satirical humor of Dario Fo's drama? What can we learn from Mordecai Gorelik's political/artistic philosophy that might inform contemporary practice? What was the impact of political theatre on Broadway between the wars? ... Read more
Political commentary is possible through ""variety"" theatre, this volume contends. Compiled from the April 2000 Theatre Symposium held on the campus of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, this collection of essays presents a compelling mix of theoretical and practical viewpoints from a broad diversity of scholars from around the country. What remains to be learned about the political objectives of Brecht's Lehrstriucke? What political power is resident in the satirical humor of Dario Fo's drama? What can we learn from Mordecai Gorelik's political/artistic philosophy that might inform contemporary practice? What was the impact of political theatre on Broadway between the wars? ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
511
Condition
New
Series
Modern & Contemporary Poetics
Number of Pages
511
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817310974
SKU
V9780817310974
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About . Ed(S): Wallace, Mark; Marks, Steven
John C. Countryman is the Director of Theatre and Associate Professor at Berry College in Georgia. Noreen Barnes-McLain is Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies of Theatre at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.
Reviews for Telling it Slant
This articulation of the poetics of the constellation of innovative poets has never been gathered with such force and persuasiveness.... This book is truly news. - Charles Bernstein