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  1. <<The>> theatre of the absurd, the grotesque and politics
    a study of Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard
    Published: [2021]
    Publisher:  Peter Lang, Berlin

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9783631857038; 9783631857267; 9783631857274
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    DDC Categories: 820; 840
    Series: Interdisciplinary studies in performance ; volume 27
    Subjects: Beckett, Samuel; Pinter, Harold; Stoppard, Tom; Politisches Theater; Absurdes Drama;
    Other subjects: DRAMA / General; Theatre studies; Plays, playscripts
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (232 Seiten)
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    Enthält Literaturverzeichnis auf Seite [207]-229

  2. The theatre of the absurd, the grotesque and politics
    a study of Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard
    Published: [2021]
    Publisher:  Peter Lang, Berlin

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    ISBN: 9783631857038; 9783631857267; 9783631857274
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    RVK Categories: HN 1261 ; EC 7805 ; IH 2025
    DDC Categories: 820; 840
    Series: Interdisciplinary studies in performance ; volume 27
    Subjects: Politisches Theater; Absurdes Drama
    Other subjects: Beckett, Samuel (1906-1989); Pinter, Harold (1930-2008); Stoppard, Tom (1937-)
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (232 Seiten)
  3. The Theatre of the Absurd, the Grotesque and Politics
    A Study of Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard
  4. The theatre of the absurd, the grotesque and politics
    a study of Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard
    Published: [2021]; © 2021
    Publisher:  Peter Lang, Berlin ; Bern ; Bruxelles

    The monograph deals with chosen aspects of modern drama based on the output of three playwrights. It discusses the works of Beckett, Pinter and Stoppard in reference to their employment of the grotesque and the theatre of the absurd. Elements of the... more

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    The monograph deals with chosen aspects of modern drama based on the output of three playwrights. It discusses the works of Beckett, Pinter and Stoppard in reference to their employment of the grotesque and the theatre of the absurd. Elements of the grotesque appear in political dramas of all three playwrights. While Beckett does not shy away from absurdity in his plays, some of the early dramas of Pinter and Stoppard present a general existential condition of man, even though their strictly political plays are basically realistic in respect to form, yet satirical in their content. Most of the political plays discussed portray the absurdity of totalitarian countries, stemming from the tragicomic discrepancy between what the authorities are saying they are doing and their actual actions

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9783631857038; 9783631857267; 9783631857274
    Other identifier:
    9783631857038
    RVK Categories: HN 1261
    Series: Interdisciplinary studies in performance ; volume 27
    Subjects: Politisches Theater; Absurdes Drama; Politik <Motiv>
    Other subjects: Pinter, Harold (1930-2008); Beckett, Samuel (1906-1989); Stoppard, Tom (1937-)
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (232 Seiten), 21,0 x 14,8 cm
  5. The Theatre of the Absurd, the Grotesque and Politics
    A Study of Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard
    Published: 2021; ©2021
    Publisher:  Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, Frankfurt a.M.

    The book discusses the political dramas of Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard regarding their employment of the two critical terms used in its title. It provides a new look at the output of the artists in reference to the employment of... more

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    The book discusses the political dramas of Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard regarding their employment of the two critical terms used in its title. It provides a new look at the output of the artists in reference to the employment of the grotesque, justifying their classification together with the East European absurdist playwrights. Cover -- Series Information -- Copyright Information -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. The Theatre of the absurd -- 2. The grotesque -- I. SAMUEL BECKETT -- 1. The vision of human existence -- 2. The theatre of the absurd and the grotesque -- 3. Political involvement -- 4. Catastrophe -- 5. What Where -- II. HAROLD PINTER -- 1. Pinteresque dialogue -- 2. The theatre of the absurd and the grotesque -- 3. The man, the citizen and the artist -- 4. The Hothouse -- 5. The Birthday Party -- 6. The Dumb Waiter -- 7. Precisely -- 8. One for the Road -- 9. Mountain Language -- 10. The New World Order -- 11. Party Time -- 12. Ashes to Ashes -- 13. Press Conference -- III. TOM STOPPARD -- 1. The theatre of the absurd and the grotesque -- 2. The "convergence of different threads": intertextuality -- 3. Politics and "the moral matrix" -- 4. "A perfect marriage" -- 5. Jumpers -- 6. Every Good Boy Deserves Favour -- 6. Professional Foul -- 8. Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth -- 9. Squaring the Circle -- Concluding remarks -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- 1. Samuel Beckett -- 1.1. Plays -- 1.2. Interviews listed by reviewer -- Other writings -- 2. Harold Pinter -- 2.1. Plays -- 2.2. Interviews (listed by interviewer) -- 2.3. Other writings -- 3. Tom Stoppard -- 3.1. Plays -- 3.2. Interviews listed by reviewer -- 3.3. Other writings -- 4. Literary criticism -- 4.1. Samuel Beckett -- 4.2. Harold Pinter -- 4.3. Tom Stoppard -- 4.4. Other literary criticism -- 4.5. Other sources -- 4.6. Internet sources -- Index of Names -- Series Index.

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9783631857038
    Series: Interdisciplinary Studies in Performance Ser. ; v.27
    Subjects: Electronic books
    Scope: 1 online resource (236 pages)
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