The Function of Song in Contemporary British Drama

The Function of Song in Contemporary British Drama PDF Author: Elizabeth Hale Winkler
Publisher: University of Delaware Press
ISBN: 9780874133585
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 382

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Book Description
This comprehensive study formulates an original theory that dramatic song must be perceived as a separate genre situated between poetry, music, and theater. It focuses on John Arden, Margaretta D'Arcy, Edward Bond, Peter Barnes, John Osborne, Peter Nichols, Harold Pinter, Tom Stoppard, Peter Shaffer, and John McGrath.