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Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot

By: Mark Taylor-Batty,Juliette Taylor-Batty

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Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot

By: Mark Taylor-Batty,Juliette Taylor-Batty

An impressively complete survey of the play in its cultural, theatrical, historical and political contexts." - David Bradby, co-editor of Contemporary Theatre Review Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot is not only an indisputably important and influential dramatic text -it is also one of the most significant western cultural landmarks of the twentieth century. Originally written in French, the play first amazed and appalled Parisian theatre-goers and critics before receiving a harshly dismissive initial critical response in Britain in 1955. Its influence since then on the international stage has been significant, impacting on generations of actors, directors and audiences.

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1441156100

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9781441156105

The Theatre of Harold Pinter

By: Mark Taylor-Batty

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The Theatre of Harold Pinter

By: Mark Taylor-Batty

The plays of the late Nobel laureate Harold Pinter have formed part of the canon of world theatre since the 1960s. Frequently revived on the professional stage, and studied on almost every Theatre Studies course, his importance and influence is hard to overestimate. This Critical Companion offers an assessment of Pinter's entire body of work for the stage, appraising his skill as a dramatist and considering his impact and legacy. Through a clear focus on issues of theatricality and the effect of the plays in performance The Theatre of Harold Pinter considers Pinter's chief narrative concerns and offers a unifying theme through which over four decades of work may be understood. Plays are considered in themed chapters that follow the chronological sequence of work, illuminating the development of his aesthetic and concerns. The volume features too a series of essays from other leading scholars presenting different critical perspectives on the work, including Harry Burton on Pinter's early drama; Ann Hall on Revisiting Pinter's Women; Chris Megson on Pinter's Memory Plays of the 1970s, and Basil Chiasson on Neoliberalism and Democracy.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1408175339

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9781408175330

Roger Blin

Collaborations and Methodologies

By: Mark Taylor-Batty

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Roger Blin

Collaborations and Methodologies

By: Mark Taylor-Batty

Roger Blin's career in the Arts was woven inextricably into the fabric of the Twentieth-Century French Avant-Garde. First appearing in the films of Abel Gance, Marcel Carné and Jean Cocteau, his acting career led him to a close friendship and association with Antonin Artaud, for whom he performed the function of assistant director. He championed Samuel Beckett's En attendant Godot, otherwise rejected unanimously by the French theatrical establishment, was Jean Genet's director of choice and was long associated with artists and practitioners as diverse as Arthur Adamov, Jean-Louis Barrault and Jacques Prévert. Marxist in outlook, Blin also sought to apply rigorous humanist principles to his art and delighted in the opportunities he enjoyed to disrupt and upturn the attitudes and complacencies of certain of his audiences. This book surveys all aspects of Blin's artistic output to consider and clarify his motivations, his ambitions and his aesthetic preferences. In doing so, the author hopes to offer perspectives on the methodologies that Blin employed and define the influence his work and his legacy has exerted on the French and World stage.

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Peter Lang

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3039105027

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9783039105021

The Theatre of Harold Pinter

By: Mark Taylor-Batty

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The Theatre of Harold Pinter

By: Mark Taylor-Batty

The Theatre of Harold Pinter offers a unique assesment of one of Britain's most influential dramatists, combining a chronological survey of Pinter's entire work for the stage with a series of incisive critical essays from leading scholars.

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1408175312

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Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot

By: Mark Taylor-Batty,Juliette Taylor-Batty

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Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot

Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot

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The Theatre of Harold Pinter

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Roger Blin

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The Theatre of Harold Pinter

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Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot

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