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Modern Dramatists(1st Edition)
A Casebook of Major British, Irish, and American Playwrights (Studies in Modern Drama)
by Kimball King
Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2001 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-8153-3926-7, ISBN: 0-8153-3926-7

"This short work abounds in Pirandellian and Wilderean devices: from the “ raisedplatform . . . in the center ofthe stage” (9) to suggest a house trailer; to the characters' awareness of the audience and their requests to the stagehands for adjustments in the lighting and background music; to the actor playing the Albeesque American Dream-like Cop who abandons fidelity to character to participate in exchanges about not “want[ing] to ..."






Western Drama through the Ages
A Student Reference Guide, Volume 2
by Kimball King
Hardcover, 344 Pages, Published 2007 by Greenwood
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32936-4, ISBN: 0-313-32936-2

"... with Renaissance-style codpieces, some with customary modern fronts — and form-fitting and/or semi-transparent shirts; their major (second) fight was staged shirtless, lit by bright spotlights directly overhead as they "froze" in positions that accentuated the musculature of their forms. Romeo was played by 24-year-old Lukas Perman, who, having been one of twelve finalists on the Austrian television program "Starmania," was rea ..."






Modern Dramatists(1st Edition)
A Casebook of Major British, Irish, and American Playwrights (Studies in Modern Drama)
by Kimball King
Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 2001 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-8153-2349-5, ISBN: 0-8153-2349-2

"This comprehensive collection gathers critical essays on the major works of the foremost American and British playwrights of the 20th century, written by leading figures in drama/performance studies."






Woody Allen
A Casebook (Casebooks on Modern Dramatists (Hardcover))
by Editor-Kimball King, Kimball King .
Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 2001 by Routledge
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-8153-3124-7, ISBN: 0-8153-3124-X

"Finally, we can follow Louis Levy's path and escape all of lives woes and contradictions by simply ending life. In the last videotape we ... decide to take his own life. The answer to this puzzle, like that surrounding the death of Primo Levy, the ..."






Peering Behind the Curtain(Reprint)
Disability, Illness, and the Extraordinary Body in Contemporary Theatre (Studies in Modern Drama)
by Kimball King, Tom Fahy
Paperback, 194 Pages, Published 2016 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-99484-3, ISBN: 1-138-99484-7

"First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company."






Hollywood on Stage(1st Edition)
Playwrights Evaluate the Culture Industry
by Kimball King
Paperback, 254 Pages, Published 2015 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-88407-6, ISBN: 1-138-88407-3

"First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company."






Western Drama through the Ages
A Student Reference Guide, Volume 1
by Kimball King
Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2007 by Greenwood
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32935-7, ISBN: 0-313-32935-4

"which Jewish priests, called bishops here, hire guards to watch His grave (Good Friday), through Christ's descent to Hell and leading the sinners out (Easter Saturday) until Resurrection (Easter ... The figure of God's son towers above all that human weakness pictured here with forgiving understanding. ... But, when he breaks the bread for them at the table, he is among them again as their Earthly guide. ... Liturgy in turn resulte ..."






Augustus Baldwin Longstreet
(Twayne's United States authors series)
by Kimball King
Paperback, 156 Pages, Published 1984 by Twayne Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0-8057-7415-3, ISBN: 0-8057-7415-7






Samuel Beckett(1st Edition)
A Casebook (Casebooks on Modern Dramatists, Volume 25 / Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, Volume 2025)
by Jennifer M. Jeffers, Kimball King
Paperback, 276 Pages, Published 2015 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-87052-9, ISBN: 1-138-87052-8

"First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company."






Hollywood on Stage(1st Edition)
Playwrights Evaluate the Culture Industry (Studies in Modern Drama)
by Kimball King
Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 1997 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-8153-2823-0, ISBN: 0-8153-2823-0

"... in danger of losing their jobs; but when Susie, an unwed studio waitress, gives birth to a boy named Happy, the writers decide to feature the baby in a series of B -pictures with a has- been cowboy actor and borderline alcoholic, Larry Toms."






Captive Audience(1st Edition)
Prison and Captivity in Contemporary Theatre (Studies in Modern Drama)
by Thomas Fahy, Kimball King, Thomas Richard Fahy
Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2003 by Routledge
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-96580-4, ISBN: 0-415-96580-2

"The first collection on this important topic, Captive Audience examines the social, gendered, ethnic, and cultural problems of incarceration as explored in contemporary theatre. Beginning with an essay by Harold Pinter, the original contributions discuss work including Harold Pinter's screenplays for The Handmaid's Tale and The Trial, Theatrical Prison Projects and Marat/Sade. Kimball King, Thomas Fahy, Rena Fraden, Tiffany Ana Lopez, ..."






Ten Modern American Playwrights(1st Edition)
An Annotated Bibliography. [Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, Vol. 234]
by Kimball King
Hardcover, 266 Pages, Published 1982 by Garland
ISBN-13: 978-0-8240-9489-8, ISBN: 0-8240-9489-1






Reference Library of the Humanities
Ten Modern Irish Playwrights : A Comprehensive Annotated Bibliography
by Kimball King
Published 1979 by Scholarly Title
ISBN-13: 978-0-8240-9789-9, ISBN: 0-8240-9789-0






Captive Audience(1st Edition)
Prison and Captivity in Contemporary Theatre (Studies in Modern Drama)
by Thomas Fahy, Kimball King, Thomas Richard Fahy
Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2014 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-76258-8, ISBN: 0-415-76258-8

"The first collection on this important topic, Captive Audience examines the social, gendered, ethnic, and cultural problems of incarceration as explored in contemporary theatre. Beginning with an essay by Harold Pinter, the original contributions discuss work including Harold Pinter's screenplays for The Handmaid's Tale and The Trial, Theatrical Prison Projects and Marat/Sade. Kimball King, Thomas Fahy, Rena Fraden, Tiffany Ana Lopez, ..."






Sam Shepard
A Casebook (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities)
by Kimball King
Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 1989 by Scholarly Title
ISBN-13: 978-0-8240-4448-0, ISBN: 0-8240-4448-7

"A collection of original articles by scholars previously identified with major critical appraisals of the author's works. Focus is on his better known plays, e.g., Buried Child, but also includes perceptive discussions of his less famous works. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or."






Twenty Modern British Playwrights
A Bibliography, 1956 to 1976 (Garland reference library of the humanities ; v. 98)
by Kimball King
Hardcover, 289 Pages, Published 1977 by Garland
ISBN-13: 978-0-8240-9853-7, ISBN: 0-8240-9853-6






Samuel Beckett(1st Edition)
A Casebook (Casebooks on Modern Dramatists)
by Jennifer M. Jeffers, Kimball King, James M. Jeffers
Hardcover, 280 Pages, Published 1998 by Routledge
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-8153-2551-2, ISBN: 0-8153-2551-7

"Samuel. Beckett's. Rockaby. Christine Jones Gender must pose a problem for the critic who grapples with, on the one hand, some notion of an ahistorical or neutral subject in Beckett's prose and drama, and on the other, distinctly gendered characters in his texts and sexed bodies on his stage. Not only do his dramatis personae exhibit fiercely stereotypical gender traits through their clothing and social roles, Beckett the director ..."






Arnold Wesker
A Casebook (Casebooks on Modern Dramatists)
by Reade W. Dornan, Arnold Wesker, Kimball King
Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 1998 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-8153-1178-2, ISBN: 0-8153-1178-8

"A Casebook Arnold Wesker Reade W. Dornan. Beckett und Pinter," in Horst Groene, ed. , Horspielim Englischunterricht. Paderborn: Schoningh, 1980, 73-98. Harwood, Ronald. All the ... Essays on Fiction and Criticism. London: Routledge, 1990. Muller, Klaus Peter ed. "Theater als Sinnsuche und Geschichtsschreibung: Signifikante Entwicklungen im englischen Theater der Gegenwart." Englisches Theater der Gegenwart. Geschichte(n) und Strukt ..."






Peering Behind the Curtain(1st Edition)
Disability, Illness, and the Extraordinary Body in Contemporary Theatre (Studies in Modern Drama)
by Kimball King, Tom Fahy, Thomas Fahy, Thomas Richard Fahy
Hardcover, 194 Pages, Published 2002 by Routledge
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-92997-4, ISBN: 0-415-92997-0

"In Understanding Depression psychiatrist Patricia Ainsworth reveals how depression impacts certain major life activities, defining depression as a serious, sometimes chronic, and too often terminal illness mat clouds die minds of sufferers, ..."






Western Drama through the Ages
[2 volumes]: A Student Reference Guide
by Kimball King
Hardcover, 648 Pages, Published 2007 by Greenwood
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32934-0, ISBN: 0-313-32934-6

"The West has a long and rich dramatic tradition, and its dramatic works typically reflect the social and political concerns of playwrights and spectators. This book surveys the Western dramatic tradition from Ancient Greece to modern America. Included are chapters on great eras of drama, such as the Renaissance; national theatres, such as the theatres of Latin America, Ireland, and Poland; important theatrical movements, such as musical ..."



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