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1956 and All That: the Making of Modern British Drama

By Dan , Rebellato

Book information

Publisher
Taylor and Francis;Routledge
Year
2002
ISBN
0203009991, 020326391X, 0415189381, 041518939X, 9780203009994
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2188983 bytes)
Edition
1st ed
Pages
276 pages\276
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
English drama;English drama--20th century--Historyetc.;Electronic books;History;English drama -- 20tinterpretation

Description

It is said that British Drama was shockingly lifted out of the doldrums by the 'revolutionary' appearance of John Osborne's Look Back in Anger at the Royal Court in May 1956. But had the theatre been as ephemeral and effeminate as the Angry Young Men claimed? Was the era of Terence Rattigan and 'Binkie' Beaumont as repressed and closeted as it seems? In this bold and fascinating challenge to the received wisdom of the last forty years of theatrical history, Dan Rebellato uncovers a different story altogether. It is one where Britain's declining Empire and increasing panic over the 'problem' of homosexuality played a crucial role in the construction of an enduring myth of the theatre. By going back to primary sources and rigorously questioning all assumptions, Rebellato has rewritten the history of the Making of Modern British Drama.;Book Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS.

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