Waiting for Godot

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The tragedy series : secret lobster claws and other misfortunes by Dewey, Ben, 1980-

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Him by Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962

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Dead white writer on the floor by Taylor, Drew Hayden, 1962-

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Dramatic theory and criticism: Greeks to Grotowski

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Directing Shakespeare in the contemporary theatre by McMullan, Frank, 1907-1987

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- The Director's Double Vision: Free Imagery-The World and Focus of the Play-Critical Opinion as a Reference Point-Problems -- Orientation to Shakespeare: His Stage and Ours-Dramatic Dynamis of Shakespeare's Stage-The Text and the Director's Working Script-Form-Mode-Problems -- Shakespeare's Characters and the Modern Actor: The Level of Being-Psychological Basis for Character-Character Objective-Improvisation and Reality-Character Innovation-Characters in King Lear-Problems -- Shakespeare's Theatricalism and Directorial Problems: Basic Staging of Key Scenes-Continuity-Combat-Ceremony-Comedy-Shakespeare's Dialogue and the Actor-Problems -- Making Shakespeare Contemporary: Modification of Text-Use of Music-Historical Accuracy-Shakespeare and Updated Dress-Modifications of External Elements Affect Internal-Interpretation Replaces Theatrical Devices-Shakespeare and the Theatre of the Absurd-Shakespeare and Brecht-Directorial Concepts-Problems -- A Selected Bibliography -- Index.…”


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Escape from reason by Schaeffer, Francis A. (Francis August)

Table of Contents: “…Nature and grace-Aquinas and the autonomous-painters and writers-nature versus grace-Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael -- A unity of nature and grace-the Reformation and man-more about man-Reformation, Renaissance and morals-the whole man -- Early modern science-Kant and Rousseau-modern modern science-modern modern morality-Hegel-Kierkegaard and the line of despair -- The leap-secular existentialism-religious existentialism-the new theology-upper storey experiences-linguistic analysis and the leap -- Art as the upper storey leap-poetry: the later Heidegger-art: Andre Malraux-Picasso-Bernstein-pornography-the theatre of the absurd -- Madness-the 'upstairs' in film and television-upper storey mysticism-Jesus the undefined banner -- Rationality and faith-the Bible can stand on its own-beginning from myself and yet ...…”


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The Entertainers

Table of Contents: “….) -- The Dark Ages -- Medieval theatre -- Oriental theatre -- Opera -- Musical comedy -- Glossary -- Alphabetical index of entertainers -- General index -- Acknowledgements -- Special features: Commedia dell'Arte ; "Fresh to all ages": the plays of Shakespeare ; The Renaissance stage ; "Ingenious magick": Baroque machinery ; You, the audience I ; Le grand siecle ; "Much desir'd in England": the first actresses ; A reign of pleasure ; You, the audience II ; Early circus ; "To die of singing": German Romanticism ; The greatest show on earth ; Carbret I: Paris ; Music hall ; American vaudeville ; You, the audience III ; Expressionism ; You, the audience IV ; Cabaret II: Berlin ; Theatre of the absurd ; Circus now ; The puppet show ; The art of mime ; The director ; On painting the face ; Cabaret III: America ; Inside the modern theatre ; You, the audience V.…”


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One act : eleven short plays of the modern theatre

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Left Bank : art, passion, and the rebirth of Paris 1940-50 by Poirier, Agnès

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Edward Albee : a collection of critical essays

Table of Contents: “…. -- Esslin, M. The Theatre of the Absurd: Edward Albee. -- Way, B. Albee and the Absurd: The American dream and The zoo story. -- Zimbardo, R.A. …”


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History of 20th-century literature by Beesley, Simon

Table of Contents: “…Post-war Britain -- Feminine perspectives -- The novel in Europe -- Latin American fiction -- The international experience) -- Post-war theatre (Samuel Beckett -- The theatre of the absurd -- The British renaissance -- American drama -- New directions -- Onto the screen) -- Genre fiction (Science fiction and fantasy -- Science fiction : contemporary masters -- Spy fiction -- The detective story -- Private eyes -- Horror fiction -- Bestsellers : adventure and faction -- Bestsellers : saga and romance) -- Poetry since the war (Stevens and Moore -- American candour -- The British Isles -- Modern masters) -- Post-modern fiction (Literary latin -- Magic realism --…”


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One act : eleven short plays of the modern theatre

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The history of theatre by Timson, David

Table of Contents: “…Seagull by Anton Chekhov ; Stanislavsky and the Moscow arts theatre ; The growth of ensemble companies ; Theatrical experiments in the early twentieth century and Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953) ; The theatre of Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936) ; The political theatre of Bertolt Brecht (1888-1953) ; American theatre in the early twentieth century and Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953) ; European theatre in the 1930's & 1940's ; Federico Garcia Lorca (1898-1935) ; The London theatre and Noel Coward (1899-1973) ; Post-war British theatre and John Osborne (1929-1944) ; Theatre of the Absurd and Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) ; Harold Pinter (1930- ); British theatre in the 1960s and Joe Orton (1933-1967) ; Post-war American theatre, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller and David Mamet ; Experimental theatre in the 1960s and 1970s ; Developments in the Theatre from 1970-1990 ; Epilogue (75:54)…”


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Theatre of chaos : beyond absurdism, into orderly disorder by Demastes, William W.

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Popularizing research : engaging new genres, media, and audiences

Table of Contents: “…Mobilizing research publications to (re)frame neoliberal welfare reform / Shannon Daub -- e-Dialogues: real-time online conversations / Ann Dale, Jason Luckerhoff, & François Guillemette -- Using the social media to empower parents in the digital age: ask the mediatrician / Brandy King & Michael Rich -- New media, participatory methodologies, and the popularization of métis history / Mike Evans & Jon Corbett -- A performance of special education meetings: theatre of the absurd / Jessica Lester & Rachael Gabriel -- Learn dis!…”


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Modern culture and the arts

Table of Contents: “…Problem play -- a symposium / George Bernard Shaw -- Theatre for learningor theatre for pleasure / Bertolt Brecht -- Eternal law of the dramatist -- Jean Giraudoux -- An audience of one / Tyrone Guthrie -- I look at the audience / Dame Sybil Thorndike -- The theatre of the absurd / Martin Esslin -- Space, time, and dance / Merce Cunningham -- Composition in pure movement / Mary Wigman -- Medium is the message / Marshall McLuhan -- Thoughts on radio-televese / John Lardner -- Televison: the medium in search of its character / Henry Steele Commager -- Can movies be 'profound'? …”


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