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Twentieth-Century English History Plays

From Shaw to Bond

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  • © 1988

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  1. Niloufer Harben

    1. University of Malaya, Malaysia

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction: The English History Play in the Twentieth Century

    • Niloufer Harben
    Pages 1-21

  3. George Bernard Shaw: Saint Joan

    • Niloufer Harben
    Pages 22-62

  4. Three Plays of the 1930s: Reginald Berkeley, The Lady with a Lamp; Clifford Bax, The Rose without a Thorn; Gordon Daviot, Richard of Bordeaux

    • Niloufer Harben
    Pages 63-104

  5. T. S. Eliot: Murder in the Cathedral

    • Niloufer Harben
    Pages 105-155

  6. Three Plays of the 1960s: Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons; Peter Shaffer, The Royal Hunt of the Sun; John Osborne, Luther

    • Niloufer Harben
    Pages 156-212

  7. Edward Bond: Early Morning

    • Niloufer Harben
    Pages 213-252

  8. Conclusion

    • Niloufer Harben
    Pages 253-257

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 258-280
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The history play is an extremely popular genre among English playwrights of this century, yet very little research has been done in the field. In particular, the sheer size and complexity of the subject appears to have prevented critics from attempting to arrive at a clear definition of the genre. This book examines the term 'history play' afresh, seeking to define more precisely the scope and the limits of the genre in relation to twentieth-century ideas of and attitudes to history.

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  • University of Malaya, Malaysia

    Niloufer Harben

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