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.
| ISBN: | 9781108701617 |
| Publication date: | 30th August 2018 |
| Author: | Janelle University of Warwick Reinelt, Gerald University of the Pacific, California Hewitt |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 323 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: plays and playwrights Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 |
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.
The Political Theatre of David Edgar features in the following genres: Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000
The Political Theatre of David Edgar is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Political Theatre of David Edgar was written by Janelle University of Warwick Reinelt, Gerald University of the Pacific, California Hewitt and published by Cambridge University Press
The Political Theatre of David Edgar has 323 pages
Yes it is part of Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre series
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