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  • Feminism, Dramaturgy, and the Contemporary British History Play

    Feminism, Dramaturgy, and the Contemporary British History Play by Benzie, Rebecca;

    Series: Methuen Drama Engage;

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    Product details:

    • Publisher Methuen Drama
    • Date of Publication 19 September 2024
    • Number of Volumes Hardback

    • ISBN 9781350191266
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages256 pages
    • Size 218x146x20 mm
    • Weight 420 g
    • Language English
    • 597

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    When we think of the contemporary British history play, why might we automatically think of playwrights such as David Hare, Howard Brenton, Peter Gill and Edward Bond? Because for decades the writing of the history play has been the preserve of the white male.

    This book provides a vital feminist intervention into the dramaturgy of history plays, investigating work produced at major British theatres from 2000 to the present, written by a generation of innovative women playwrights.

    This much-needed study explores the use of history - specifically Elizabethan, Restoration, Victorian and early 20th century - in contemporary playwriting in order to interrogate the gender politics of this work. Within the framework of contemporary feminism - including the pivotal

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    A feminist intervention into the dramaturgy of newly written history plays in contemporary British theatre investigating work produced at major British theatres from 2000 to the present.

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