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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Brown, Ian
• Archibald, David
• Bell, Barbara
• Brown, Ian
• Carpenter, Sarah
• Carruthers, Gerard
• Clancy, Thomas Owen
• Corbett, John
• Cramer, Steve
• Horvat, Ksenija
• Hutchison, David
• Jack, R. D. S
• Maguire, Tom
• Maloney, Paul
• Newton, Michael
• Reid, Trish
• Smith, Donald
• Stevenson, Randall
• Varty, Anne

Titel

The Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Drama

Ist Teil von

• Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature : ECSL

Ort / Verlag

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

[2022]

Link zum Volltext

• De Gruyter E-Books EBA bis 31.12.2026 (ZDB-23-DGG-eba)
• De Gruyter E-Books EBA bis 31.12.2026 (ZDB-23-DGG-eba)

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

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• Combines historical rigour with an analysis of dramatic contexts, themes and formsThe 17 contributors explore the longstanding and vibrant Scottish dramatic tradition and the important developments in Scottish dramatic writing and theatre, with particular attention to the last 100 years.The first part of the volume covers Scottish drama from the earliest records to the late twentieth-century literary revival, as well as translation in Scottish theatre and non-theatrical drama. The second part focuses on the work of influential Scottish playwrights, from J. M. Barrie and James Bridie to Ena Lamont Stewart, Liz Lochhead and Edwin Morgan and right up to contemporary playwrights Anthony Neilson, Gregory Burke, Henry Adams and Douglas Maxwell.Key FeaturesProvides a thorough overview of Scottish theatre from the earliest days to the presentDeals with play texts as well as with the key contexts and themes of drama and theatre over the yearsProvides insights into the work of leading Scottish playwrights, including the new generations since the 1970s