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020 $a9781350140073$q(PB)
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020 $z9781350140103 (PDF ebook)
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050 4 $aPN1929.S28$bS34 2021
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100 1 $aSchechter, Joel,$d1947-$eauthor.
245 10 $aSatire /$cJoel Schechter.
264 1 $aLondon :$bMethuen Drama,$c2021.
264 4 $c©2021
300 $axii, 173 pages :$billustrations ;$c21 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
336 $astill image$bsti$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aForms of drama
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 159-166) and index.
520 $a"Satire reconsiders the entertainment, political dissent and comic social commentary created by innovative writers and directors since this theatrical form took the stage in ancient Athens. From Aristophanes to the 18th-century plays of John Gay and Henry Fielding, to the creations of Joan Littlewood, Bertolt Brecht, Vsevolod Meyerhold, Erika Mann, Brendan Behan and Dario Fo, practitioners of theatrical satire have prompted audiences to laugh at corruption, greed, injustice and abusive authority. In the theatre these artists jested at prominent citizens, scandals and fashions. In retrospect it can be seen that their topical references, allegories and impersonations also promoted intervention in public discourse and events outside the theatre, as satire extended its reach beyond the stage into society. Satire focuses on three exemplary satiric plays: The Knights by Aristophanes, The Beggar's Opera by John Gay and The Hostage by Brendan Behan under Joan Littlewood's direction. Detailed discussion of these three innovative works reveals both changes and continuities in stage satire over the course of its long, hilarious history. The survey concludes with a discussion of stage satire as an endangered art in need of preservation by actors, directors and theatre historians."--Back cover.
600 00 $aAristophanes.$tKnights.
600 10 $aGay, John,$d1685-1732.$tBeggar's opera.
600 10 $aBehan, Brendan.$tHostage.
650 0 $aSatire$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aDrama$xHistory and criticism.
776 08 $iebook version :$z9781350140097
852 00 $bglx$hPN1929.S28$iS34 2021