Jean Genet /

"Jean Genet has emerged in recent years as a key figure in defining and understanding twentieth-century theatre. This timely book, the only introductory text in English to Genet's plays in production, offers an overview of this influential and controversial writer whose work prefigures man...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bradby, David
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Other Authors:	Finburgh, Clare
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
Series:	Routledge modern and contemporary dramatists.
Subjects:	Genet, Jean, > 1910-1986 > Criticism and interpretation. Genet, Jean, > 1910-1986 > Dramatic production. Genet, Jean, > 1910-1986 > Stage history. French drama > 20th century > History and criticism. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Life and politics
Key early plays: The Maids, Deathwatch, Splendid's
Key late plays: The Balcony, The Blacks, The Screens
Key productions and issues surrounding production: The Maids, Deathwatch
Key productions and issues surrounding production: The Balcony, The Blacks
Key productions and issues surrounding production: The Screens.