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The story of modern drama is a tale of extremes, testing both audiences and actors to their limits through hostility and contrarianism. Spanning 1880 to the present, Kirsten E. Shepherd-Barr shows how truly international a phenomenon modern drama has become, and how vibrant and diverse in both text and performance.This Very Short Introduction explores the major developments of modern drama, covering two decades per chapter, from early modernist theatre through post-war developments to more recent and contemporary theatre. Shepherd-Barr tracks the emergence of new theories from the likes of Brecht and Beckett alongside groundbreaking productions to illuminate the fascinating evolution of modern drama.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

All you need to know about Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House is in this advanced guide to the text. Connell Guides are advanced guide books that offer sophisticated analysis and broad critical perspectives for higher-level GCSE and A Level English Literature students. Written by leading academics, Connell Guides are clear, concise and beautifully designed to help students understand, and enjoy, great works of literature. Connell Guides are also great reads themselves scholarly, yet approachable and entertaining.

Streetcar is a cry of pain, said Arthur Miller, paying tribute to his fellow playwright, Tennessee Williamss achievement. What does it mean to be kind What does it mean to be a stranger Are we all more or less strangers to one another even to those we love, and who love us In a sense, all Williamss work addresses these fundamental questions, and never more powerfully than in Streetcar. An immediate and triumphant success when first performed on Broadway in 1947, it was described by the drama critic John Chapman as full-scale throbbingly alive, compassionate, heart-wrenchingly human with the tragic overtones of grand opera.