عنوان

The theatre of Joseph Conrad :

(Number (ISBN

1403918996

(Number (ISBN

9781403918994

Number

b780226

Title Proper

The theatre of Joseph Conrad :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

reconstructed fictions /

First Statement of Responsibility

Richard J. Hand.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Palgrave Macmillan,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2005.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xvii, 192 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

23 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-186) and index.

Text of Note

List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- A Note on Texts -- Introduction: Why Conrad's Plays -- 'A Jolly Cold World': An Introduction to the Theatre of Joseph Conrad -- 'A Tragedy in Modern Life': One Day More -- 'A Grim and Weird Play': Basil Macdonald Hastings's Victory -- 'A Play of Unbearable Horror': Laughing Anne -- 'A Most Disturbing Play': The Secret Agent -- Conclusion: 'A Terribly Searching Thing' -- Bibliography -- Index.

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Text of Note

This book is the first full-length appraisal and critical analysis of Joseph Conrad and the theatre. Although the dramatic dimension to Conrad's fiction has always been acknowledged, his experiments in drama have traditionally been marginalized. Conrad wrote three plays-One Day More, Laughing Anne and The Secret Agent-and was closely involved in a dramatization of Victory. All four plays represent a serious investigation of the dramatic form and some of them were startlingly ahead of their time. Furthermore they are all adaptations, and the creation of them yields fascinating results with generic, stylistic and thematic ramifications. This book analyzes each of the plays in close relation to the original fiction and contextualizes them in relation to relevant theatrical genres such as melodrama and the Grand-Guignol as well as relating them to wider issues such as theatrical censorship and critical reception.

Conrad, Joseph,1857-1924-- Dramatic works.

Conrad, Joseph,1857-1924-- Knowledge-- Performing arts.

Conrad, Joseph,1857-1924-- Stage history.

Conrad, Joseph.

Conrad, Joseph,1857-1924-- Et les arts du spectacle.

Conrad, Joseph,1857-1924-- Histoire scénique.

Conrad, Joseph,1857-1924-- Oeuvres dramatiques.

Conrad, Joseph,1857-1924.

Conrad, Joseph.

Theater-- England.

Théâtre-- Angleterre.

Criticism and interpretation.

Drama.

Performing arts.

Theater.

England.

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Edition

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Book number

Hand, Richard J.

Date of Transaction

20201206191104.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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