Dramaturgy a revolution in theatre

In the first exhaustive history of the origins of dramaturgs and literary managers--people who act as advisers and play-doctors at today's theatres, Mary Luckhurst examines the major theorists and practitioners, arguing that Brecht, Granville Barker and Tynan have central roles in this history....

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Main Author: Luckhurst, Mary (-)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press 2006
Series:Cambridge studies in modern theatre
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; 1. Lessing and the Hamburgische Dramaturgie; 2. Dramaturgy in nineteenth-century England; 3. William Archer and Harley Granville Barker: constructions of the literary manager; 4. Bertolt Brecht: the theory and practice of the dramaturg; 5. Kenneth Tynan and the National Theatre; 6. Dramaturgy and literary management in England today; 7. Conclusion.