Daniel C. Gerould (1928–2012)
Auteur de Theatre, theory, theatre : the major critical texts from Aristotle and Zeami to Soyinka and Havel
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Œuvres de Daniel C. Gerould
Theatre, theory, theatre : the major critical texts from Aristotle and Zeami to Soyinka and Havel (2000) 91 exemplaires
Avant-garde drama : Major plays and documents post World War I (1969) — Directeur de publication; Introduction — 29 exemplaires
A life of solitude, Stanisława Przybyszewska : a biographical study with selected letters (1986) 7 exemplaires
Slavic and East European Performance: Drama, Theatre, Film [Vol. 13, No. 1/Spring 1993] (1993) 1 exemplaire
The Witkiewicz Reader - 1 exemplaire
Polish and Soviet Theatre Posters 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Performing Arts Journal: 16 (Volume VI / Number 1) — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1928-03-28
- Date de décès
- 2012-02-13
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Professions
- professor (Theatre and Comparative Literature)
- Organisations
- City University of New York (Graduate Center)
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Critiques
Guillotine: Its Legend and Lore par Daniel Gerould
This book explores the iconography of the guillotine. It looks at how the visual representation of the instrument has been used in drama, movies, fashion, etc.
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Three of these four scripts are from the mid-19th Century (1853, 1857, 1867), the last is from 1905.
Together they give a window into a popular culture long gone by. Although there have been recent revivals of all these plays, the values on display here are so alien to us now that Wilde's comment, "One must have a heart of stone to read the death of little Nell without laughing," repeatedly came to mind. But one must also recall that Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (dramatized by Aiken in 1853) changed the course of history.
Besides that play, Belasco's "The Girl of the Golden West" (1905) is also remembered, but that because it was adapted by Puccini as the still-popular "La Fanciulla del West." The other two, Boucicault's "The Poor of New York" (1856) and Daly's "Under the Gaslight" (1867) are both set in New York City, and can be recommended to fans of Asbury's "Gangs of New York" or Luc Sante's "Low Life."
The introduction notes that the first African-American actor to play Uncle Tom did so in 1914.… (plus d'informations)
Together they give a window into a popular culture long gone by. Although there have been recent revivals of all these plays, the values on display here are so alien to us now that Wilde's comment, "One must have a heart of stone to read the death of little Nell without laughing," repeatedly came to mind. But one must also recall that Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (dramatized by Aiken in 1853) changed the course of history.
Besides that play, Belasco's "The Girl of the Golden West" (1905) is also remembered, but that because it was adapted by Puccini as the still-popular "La Fanciulla del West." The other two, Boucicault's "The Poor of New York" (1856) and Daly's "Under the Gaslight" (1867) are both set in New York City, and can be recommended to fans of Asbury's "Gangs of New York" or Luc Sante's "Low Life."
The introduction notes that the first African-American actor to play Uncle Tom did so in 1914.… (plus d'informations)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 17
- Aussi par
- 2
- Membres
- 259
- Popularité
- #88,671
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 23
