This 1981 volume begins with the naturalistic revolt in France against traditional styles of theatre. As realism becomes a European... Læs mere
Büchner is the forerunner of expression, followed by Wedekind and Strindberg. The style is then traced from Kaiser and Toller... Læs mere
Restoration comedy demonstrates the interplay possible between the stage and the audience. Thus, this text argues that only through a performance approach can the plays of Etherege, Wycherley, Dryden, Shadwell, Vanbrugh, Congreve and Farquhar recover a lost sense of their value.