Reading Modern Drama - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1442612819 ISBN 13: 9781442612815

Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 2012

Synopsis

Exploring the relationship between dramatic language and its theatrical aspects, Reading Modern Drama provides an accessible entry point for general readers and academics into the world of contemporary theatre scholarship. This collection promotes the use of diverse perspectives and critical methods to explore the common theme of language as well as the continued relevance of modern drama in our lives.

Reading Modern Drama offers provocative close readings of both canonical and lesser-known plays, from Hedda Gabler to e.e. cummings' Him. Taken together, these essays enter into an ongoing, fruitful debate about the terms 'modern' and 'drama' and build a much-needed bridge between literary studies and performance studies.

About this title

About the Author:

Alan Ackerman is a professor in the Department of English at the University of Toronto.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1442612819
• ISBN 13: 9781442612815
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Ackerman Alan