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  1. The political theatre of David Edgar
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    Author: Reinelt, Janelle G.; Hewitt, Gerald
    Published: 2011
    Publisher:  Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge [u.a.]

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    Universitätsbibliothek Augsburg
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    Universitätsbibliothek Bamberg
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9780521509688
    RVK Categories: HN 3167
    Edition: 1. publ.
    Series: Cambridge studies in modern theatre
    Subjects: Geschichte; Political plays, English; Politics and literature; DRAMA / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Drama; Politisches Theater
    Other subjects: Edgar, David (1948-); Edgar, David (1948-)
    Scope: X, 313 S., Ill.
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    "David Edgar's writings address the most basic questions of how humans organize and govern themselves in modern societies. This study brings together the disciplines of political philosophy and theatre studies to approach the leading British playwright as a political writer and a public social critic. Edgar uses theatre as a powerful tool of public discourse, an aesthetic modality for engaging with and thinking/feeling through the most pressing social issues of the day. In this he is a supreme rationalist: he deploys character, plot and language to explore ideas, to make certain kinds of discursive cases and model hypothetical alternatives. Reinelt and Hewitt analyze twelve of Edgar's most important plays, including Maydays and Pentecost and also provide detailed discussions of key performances and critical reception to illustrate the playwright's artistic achievement in relation to his contributions as a public figure in British cultural life"-- Provided by publisher. -- "Political Commitment and Performative Practice 'Anybody who used to call themselves a Marxist now has fairly intense self-definitional problems'.- David Edgar (1994) 'He is an optimist who has been around'. - John Peters (1994BIB-174) Of the distinctive voices in the contemporary British theatre, David Edgar's provides the most comprehensive articulation of major political questions. His career spans more than four eventful and politically complex decades, and encompasses every variety of writing for performance including agitprop and touring pieces; community plays; radio, film and television plays; and large-scale plays produced in the major national venues such as the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. In addition, Edgar has maintained a high profile as a public intellectual, engaging in depth with a wide variety of political issues through newspaper opinion pages, journal es
  2. <<The>> political theatre of David Edgar
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    Author: Reinelt, Janelle G; Hewitt, Gerald
    Published: 2011
    Publisher:  Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge [u.a.]

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    Universitätsbibliothek Bielefeld
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9780521509688; 0521509688
    Series: Cambridge studies in modern theatre
    Subjects: Edgar, David, 1948---Criticism and interpretation; Political plays, English--History and criticism; Politics and literature--Great Britain--History--20th century
    Scope: X, 313 S. : Ill., 23 cm
  3. The political theatre of David Edgar
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    Author: Reinelt, Janelle G.; Hewitt, Gerald
    Published: 2011
    Publisher:  Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge [u.a.]

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    Universitätsbibliothek Bielefeld
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    WK986.55 R366
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9780521509688; 0521509688
    Series: Cambridge studies in modern theatre
    Other subjects: Edgar, David, 1948---Criticism and interpretation.; Political plays, English--History and criticism.; Politics and literature--Great Britain--History--20th century.
    Scope: X, 313 S., Ill., 23 cm
  4. The political theatre of David Edgar
    Author: Reinelt, Janelle G.
    Published: 2011
    Publisher:  Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

    Covering David Edgar's most important plays and performances and critical reception, this study approaches the playwright as a political writer more

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    Covering David Edgar's most important plays and performances and critical reception, this study approaches the playwright as a political writer

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 1283295733; 9780521509688; 9781139122412; 9781283295734
    Series: Cambridge studies in modern theatre
    Subjects: Politics and literature; Political plays, English
    Other subjects: Edgar, David (1948-)
    Scope: Online-Ressource (x, 313 p.), ill
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    Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Political commitment and performative practice; What is political theatre?; Edgar the playwright in theatrical context; Edgar and Shaw; Edgar and the critics; 2 Interv ening in public discourse: Edgar as com mentator and activist; Edgar's commentary and advocacy; Arts policy; Political 'defectors'; Edgar and the academy; Research offshoots; Edgar as activist; 3 Things f all a part: After ideol ogy in Maydays and Continental Divide; Maydays; Generational continuity and rupture

    Revolutions are festivals of the oppressed and exploitedContinental Divide; Themes dramaturgy politics; Choosing the right means to the ends; 4 Governing memberships: Destiny, Playing with Fire, and Testing the Echo; Destiny; Playing with Fire (2005); Testing the Echo (2008); 5 'A legend in your own t ime': The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs , Mary Barnes, and Albert Speer; The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs; Mary Barnes; Albert Speer; 6 Socialism's aftermath: The S hape of the Table, Pentecost, an d The Prisoner's Dilemma; Defining some terms; The Shape of the Table; Pentecost; The Prisoner's Dilemma

    AfterwordNotes; 1 Introduction: political commitment and performative practice; 2 Intervening in public discourse: Edgar as commentator and activist; 3 Things fall apart: after ideology in Maydays and Contriental Divide; 4 Governing memberships: Destiny, Playing with Fire, and Testing the Echo; 5 'A legend in your own time': The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs, Mary Barnes, and Albert Speer; 6 Socialism's aftermath: The Shape of the Table, Pentecost, and The Prisoner's Dilemma; Afterword; Selected bibliography; Primary sources; Published plays; Theatre\television writing; General articles

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