| Description |
1 online resource (136 pages) |
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text file |
| Contents |
Introduction; chapter one; chapter two; appendix; bibliography; index. |
| Summary |
Since the late 1970s, more than 200 biographical plays about famous artists (composers, fine artists, poets, actors etc.) were written and staged in the United Kingdom. The book analyses the range of these plays, arguing that the dramatists often place the main artist character(s) in an adverse situation, inward (e.g., mental illness) or outward (a personal enemy, or an anonymous power, such as war). Against the background of such adverse forces, the artist characters tend come across as flaw ... |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Composers in literature.
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Composers in literature. |
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Authors in literature.
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Authors in literature. |
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Biographical drama -- History and criticism.
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Biographical drama. |
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English drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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English drama. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Meyer-Dinkgraefe, Daniel. Biographical Plays About Famous Artists. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, ©2005 9781904303473 |
| ISBN |
9781443814621 (electronic book) |
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1443814628 (electronic book) |
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