Contemporary British Drama

by David Lane

Book Overview

This book provides a critical assessment of dramatic literature since 1995, situating texts, companies and writers in a cultural, political and social context. It examines the shifting role of the playwright, the dominant genres and emerging styles of the past decade and how they are related. Beginning with an examination of how dramatic literature and the writer are placed in the contemporary theatre, the book then provides detailed analyses of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748638229
• ISBN13: 9780748638222
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"