The Theatre of Commitment
eBook - ePub

The Theatre of Commitment

And Other Essays on Drama in Our Society

  1. 252 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Theatre of Commitment

And Other Essays on Drama in Our Society

About this book

First published in 1967 The Theatre of Commitment presents miscellaneous collection of seven essays written over fifteen years. Eric Bentley deals with themes like is the drama an extinct species; the American drama; what is theatre; the pro and con of political theatre; letter to a would-be playwright and the theatre of commitment. For most people, theatre of commitment is political theater, though Bentley indicates that the word commitment is broad enough to embrace the work of any serious writer even if the commitment is to non-commitment. This is an interesting read for students of theatre and performance studies.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781032602110
eBook ISBN
9781003809920
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Original Title Page
  5. Original Copyright Page
  6. Dedication
  7. Preface
  8. Table of Contents
  9. Is the Drama an Extinct Species?
  10. The American Drama, 1944–1954
  11. What is Theatre?
  12. Taking Ibsen Personally
  13. The Pro and Con of Political Theatre
  14. Letter to a Would-be Playwright
  15. The Theatre of Commitment
  16. Notes and Acknowledgments
  17. Index