| The Twentieth Century Theatre, Observations on the Contemporary English and American Stage Contributor(s): Phelps, William Lyon (Author) |
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ISBN: 1473309395 ISBN-13: 9781473309395 Publisher: Becker Press OUR PRICE: $25.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2013 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - Drama |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.48 lbs) 166 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This early work by William Lyon Phelps was originally published in 1918 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Twentieth Century Theatre, Observations on the Contemporary English and American Stage' is an academic work on the virtues an problems of the theatre between 1900 and 1918. William Lyon Phelps was born on 2nd January 1865, in New Haven, Conneticut, United States. Phelps earned a B.A. in 1887, writing his thesis on the Idealism of George Berkeley. He then gained an M.A. in 1891 from Yale and his PhD from Harvard in the same year. During his time a Yale, he offered a course in modern novels which brought the university considerable attention both nationally and internationally. Phelps published many essays on modern and European literature, including titles such as 'Essays on Modern Novelists' (1910), 'Some Makers of American Literature' (1923), and 'As I Like it' (1923). |