| Maurice Maeterlinck and the Making of Modern Theatre Contributor(s): McGuinness, Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198159773 ISBN-13: 9780198159773 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $194.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2000 Annotation: Maurice Maeterlinck has been called the 'prodigal father' of modern theatre. As Rilke put it, he shifted theatre's center of gravity, replacing action with inaction, events with the eventless, and dialogue with an expressive semantics of silence. This study, the first in over a decade, traces the development of Maeterlinck's dramatic vision of extraordinary originality and depth. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts - Literary Criticism | Drama - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts |
| Dewey: 842.8 |
| LCCN: 99-40052 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.12 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Maurice Maeterlinck has been called the 'prodigal father' of modern theatre. As Rilke put it, he shifted theatre's center of gravity, replacing action with inaction, events with the eventless, and dialogue with an expressive semantics of silence. This study, the first in over a decade, traces the development of Maeterlinck's dramatic vision of extraordinary originality and depth. |
