ISBN: 9780521095297 - the dark comedy: 2nd edition (12 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 2. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 2. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Softcover. Zustand: Fine. Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveranderung. Much of twentieth-century drama defies traditional classifications of tragedy, featuring heroes who are not straightforwardly heroic. The subject matter oscillates between grim realism and pure fantasy. Professor Styan elucidates the nature of this dark, paradoxical comedy, reminding us that such complexities are not purely modern--many great plays of the past have similarly resisted classification and elicited varied responses from audiences. This genre has found its clearest expression in the last sixty years, with techniques evolving from Ibsen and Chekhov to Pirandello, Brecht, and contemporary playwrights like Ionesco, Beckett, Tennessee Williams, and Pinter. Styan illustrates how playwrights create complex tensions between the action on stage, the actors, and the audience, allowing for exploration of new areas of human feeling and response. In this updated edition, he revises earlier judgments and includes detailed analyses of scenes from Brecht's *Mother Courage* and Beckett's *Waiting for Godot*. Those with an intelligent interest in theatre will find this book both stimulating and insightful, as it covers a wide range of topics while maintaining a clear, unified theme.…

Zustand: Good. Anyone who takes an intelligent interest in theatre-going will find profit and stimulus in this book. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410. International Literary Critcism. 2nd Edition. Wraps. Ex-libris with usual markings. Very minor scoring but in general a nice tight copy. 1968. 2nd Edition. Paperback. Not a first edition copy. . . .…

Zustand: Good. Anyone who takes an intelligent interest in theatre-going will find profit and stimulus in this book. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410. International Literary Critcism. 2nd Edition. Wraps. Ex-libris with usual markings. Very minor scoring but in general a nice tight copy. 1968. 2nd Edition. Paperback. Not a first edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Much of twentieth-century drama defies the traditional pigeon-holes of tragedy and comedy: the heroes are not straightforwardly heroic; the subject-matter seems at some times grimly realistic and at others nearer to pure fantasy. Professor Styan explains and illuminates the nature of this dark, paradoxical comedy. He reminds us, first, that this is not a purely modern phenomenon: many great plays of the past have similarly defied classification and have called for an equally vacillating response from their audience. But nonetheless this dramatic genre has had its clearest expression in the last sixty years: we are shown in detail how its techniques have developed from Ibsen and Chekhov to Pirandello, Brecht and contemporary playwrights such as Ionesco, Beckett, Tennessee Williams and Pinter. The author brings us to realize that the playwright, by creating complex tensions in the action of the play between the actor and the audience and within the individual spectator, is able to explore new areas of human feeling and response. In this second edition of The Dark Comedy Professor Styan has brought the book up to date in relation to recent plays and theatrical developments. He has modified some earlier judgements and added detailed analyses of scenes from Brecht's Mother Courage and from Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Anyone who takes an intelligent interest in theatre-going will find profit and stimulus in this book. It covers a wide range of subject-matter; but its underlying theme is clear, forceful and unified.…