Dramas of the past on the twentieth-century stage : in history's wings /
Feldman, Alexander,1981-
Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-239) and index.
Introduction. Historiographic metatheatre: the basics -- "We want our revolution now": Peter Weiss, Gunter Grass and the theatre of insurrection -- All Wilde on the Western front: Alan Bennett, Tom Stoppard and the theatre of war -- God rot great men?: Rolf Hochhuth, Howard Brenton and the anti-heroic drama -- "Better mimics than our London actors": Timberlake Wertenbaker and the colonial theatre -- Conclusion -- Epilogue.
Historical drama, English
Historical drama, German
English drama
German drama
Literature and history
Literature and history
Play within a play.
History in literature.