Sourcebook on Naturalist Theatre

Name: Sourcebook on Naturalist Theatre
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ISBN: 9780415152297

ISBN-10: 0415152291

ISBN-13: 9780415152297

Edition: 2000

Authors: Christopher Innes

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This work aims to provide primary sources which document one of the key movements in modern theatre. It uses three writers to exemplify the movement, and six plays in particular, from Henrik Ibsen, Anton Chekhov, and George Bernard Shaw.

Book details

List price: $56.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 5/4/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.06" wide x 9.09" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

Christopher Innes is a Professor of English at York University, Canada, and holds the Canada Research Chair in Performance and Culture. He is the author of many books on modern drama and theatre history.



Introduction: Theoretical Approaches


Definitions of Realism, The Historical Context, Acting and Character, Conventions and Perspectives, Key Thmes


The Naturalistic Movement, Questioning The Canon



The Context of Naturalist Theatre: A Chronology



Contemporary Theories of Naturalism



Emile Zola and Andre Antoine, Anton Chekov and Konstantin Stanislavsky




Social and Political Context: Documents, Ibsens Naturalistic Drama



A Dolls House: Documents, Chronology of Early Performances



Documents, Chronology of Early Perfomances



Social and Political Context: Documents, Chekovs Naturalistic Drama



The Seagull: Documents, Chronology of Early Performances


The Cherry Orchard: Documents, Chronology of Early Performances



Social and Political Context: Documents, Shaws Naturalistic Drama, Mrs Warrens Profession: Documents, Chronology of Early Performances, Heartbreak House, Chronology of Early Performances



Selected Critical


Bibliography - Ibsen, Chekov, Shaw