{"product_id":"9781405122283","title":"A Companion to Modern British and Irish Drama, 1880 - 2005","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions to Literature and Culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Modern British and Irish Drama, 1880 - 2005\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMary Luckhurst\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis wide-ranging \u003ci\u003eCompanion to Modern British and Irish Drama\u003c\/i\u003e offers challenging analyses of a range of plays in their political contexts. It explores the cultural, social, economic and institutional agendas that readers need to engage with in order to appreciate modern theatre in all its complexity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn authoritative guide to modern British and Irish drama.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEngages with theoretical discourses challenging a canon that has privileged London as well as white English males and realism.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTopics covered include: national, regional and fringe theatres; post-colonial stages and multiculturalism; feminist and queer theatres; sex and consumerism; technology and globalisation; representations of war, terrorism, and trauma.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eMary Luckhurst\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Modern Drama at the University of York. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eDramaturgy: A Revolution in Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Drama Handbook: A Guide to Reading Plays\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eTheatre and Celebrity in Britain, 1660-2000\u003c\/i\u003e (2005). She has also edited \u003ci\u003eThe Creative Writing Handbook: Techniques for New Writers \u003c\/i\u003e(1996), \u003ci\u003eOn Directing: Interviews with Directors \u003c\/i\u003e(1999)\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn Acting: Interviews with Actors \u003c\/i\u003e(2002). She was awarded a University of York outstanding teaching award in 2006 and is also one of the Higher Education Academy's National Teaching Fellows.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 October 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405122283\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e608\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e41.28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378576355468,"sku":"9781405122283","price":206.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405122283_b88a18d3-efda-46ed-a5ce-07bff185dd55.jpg?v=1780144361","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405122283","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}