New Russian Drama: An Anthology

Book Overview

New Russian Drama took shape at the turn of the new millennium--a time of turbulent social change in Russia and the former Soviet republics. Emerging from small playwriting festivals, provincial theaters, and converted basements, it evolved into a major artistic movement that startled audiences with hypernaturalistic portrayals of sex and violence, daring use of non-normative language, and thrilling experiments with genre and form. The movement's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231185111
• ISBN13: 9780231185110
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.3"