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David Edgar (1) (1948–)

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Geburtstag
1948-02-26
Geschlecht
male
Nationalität
UK

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A crueldade de um professor real de nome William Shaw , no condado de Yorkshire, foi a base para o personagem brutal, Wackford Squeers. Charles Dickens visitou aquela escola e ali se inspirou para escrever Nicholas Nickleby, um romance episódico e pontilhado de humorado, publicado em formato de folhetim. Dickens começou a escrevê-lo enquanto ainda trabalhava em Oliver Twist. Aqui, o clima é algo mais leve, e a descrição da escola do Sr. Squeers tão comovente e influente quanto as do reformatório e da subclasse criminal de marginais em Twist. Nickleby assinalou um novo estilo; foi um sucesso imediato e completo e estabeleceu a reputação mais duradoura da literatura novecentista. Esta adaptação teatral extremamente longa, um prodígio consumado pelo dramaturgo David Edgar de Birmingham e pelo diretor Trevor Nunn do RSC, foi e possivelmente ainda é uma experiência de palco inesquecível.… (mehr)
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jgcorrea | Apr 29, 2016 |
A decent introduction to the basic structure of plays. Not a how to book so much as a general description of what plays are and what they do, including the distinction between different types of plays. Easy to read, none of the usual arrogant scold sound of playwriting craft books, and a totally open mind toward breaking rules. The main complaint I have is that it is extremely focused on the British stage, with quite a bit from other European authors, as well as Chekhov, but very little from the American stage. For an American writer, this can make it slightly less useful, as there are key differences in what you can get away with in European theatre as opposed to American theatre; still, a very good sourcebook.… (mehr)
 
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Devil_llama | 1 weitere Rezension | Jan 12, 2014 |
Lively and wide ranging, the title of Edgar's study is slightly misleading, in that it draws nearly as much from film, novels and tv as it does from plays. A nice introduction to the study of drama.
 
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xander_paul | 1 weitere Rezension | Jan 8, 2014 |
I saw the play in London and bought the play text there.
 
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antiquary | Apr 28, 2012 |

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42
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436
Beliebtheit
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Bewertung
3.9
Rezensionen
7
ISBNs
78

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