| History as Theatrical Metaphor: History, Myth and National Identities in Modern Scottish Drama 2016 Edition Contributor(s): Brown, Ian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1137473355 ISBN-13: 9781137473356 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $85.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.910 |
| LCCN: 2016951855 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 8.4" (0.95 lbs) 247 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The worldwide success of Gregory Burke's Black Watch (2006) is, of course, not typical of the reception of every new Scottish play. Nonetheless, its reception is a mark of the esteem in which Scottish drama has developed over the last 80 years. This timely new book addresses the ways in which history has been represented on the Scottish stage since the mid-twentieth century. Examining versions of 'Scotland' and Scottishness in the work of leading playwrights from the 1930s on, the book asks us what these versions tell us about the nature of historical myth-making, approaches to Scottishness and national identities in general and the role of Scottish theatre in times of political change, not least as we approach the independence referendum in September 2014. |