| Description |
143 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Contemporary Korean arts series ; 8
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Contemporary Korean arts series ; 8.
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| Note |
Sponsored by Arts Council Korea. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-143). |
| Contents |
Co-existence of Sinpa (new style) theater and Singeuk (new theater) movement -- Contributions of university theater -- Western plays performed by the National Theater of Korea -- The overflow of American contemporary plays -- Formation of Coterie Theater companies and their repertoires -- Little Theater Movement -- The belated reception of Bertolt Brecht -- Shakespeare : the most performed playwright -- Waiting for Godot : the most performed play. |
| Summary |
William Shakespeare, Bertolt Brecht, Henrik Ibsen, and Samuel Beckett are familiar names in Korean theater scene, and so are their dramas. This book aims to consider the facts about how Western theater has been introduced to Korea in light of the development of the Korean social and political situation, as well as changes in the cultural environment." |
| Local Note |
Gift of the Korea Foundation |
| Language |
Translated from the Korean. |
| Subject |
Theater -- Korea (South) -- History -- 20th century.
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Theater. |
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Korea (South) |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Theater -- Production and direction -- Korea (South)
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Theater -- Production and direction. |
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Theater. |
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Korea. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Added Author |
Hwang, Eunhee.
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Kim, Eun-Young.
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Han'guk Munhwa Yesul Wiwŏnhoe.
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| Added Title |
Western drama in Korean theater |
| ISBN |
9781565913349 (Hardcover) |
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1565913345 (Hardcover) |
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9781565913356 (Softcover) |
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1565913353 (Softcover) |
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