| Loose Screws: Nine New Plays from Poland Contributor(s): Laster, Dominika (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0857421778 ISBN-13: 9780857421777 Publisher: Seagull Books OUR PRICE: $39.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - General |
| Dewey: 133.4 |
| LCCN: 75002389 |
| Series: In Performance |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.3" W x 7.5" (1.50 lbs) 466 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An unprecedented anthology of contemporary Polish drama, Loose Screws brings together nine previously un-translated plays by prominent playwrights who have emerged in rapidly changing postcommunist landscapes. The plays expose ways in which individual and social violence impinge upon one another, disrupt notions of a monolithic Polish identity, and try to find meaning within the post-9/11 global context. This comprehensive collection offers an account of Polish history and politics though plays that range in subject from communism to mental illness, criminal and social violence, and working-class life and globalization. Serving as the cornerstone for the collection, Malgorzata Sikorska-Miszczuk's Loose Screws examines the ways in which various psychopathologies play themselves out in the private and public spheres in postcommunist Poland. The anthology includes a substantive introduction that situates each play within its historical, political, and theatrical context. |
Contributor Bio(s): Laster, Dominika: - Dominika Laster is an assistant professor of Theatre at the University of New Mexico. She is theBook Review Co-Editor of"The Drama Review"("TDR") and co-editor of "European Stages". |