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Leading Creators of Twentieth-Century Czech Theatre

Author
Burian, Jarka, 1927-2005
Published
Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
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1 online resource (249 pages)
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Contents
LEADING CREATORS OF TWENTIETH -- CENTURYCZECH THEATRE; Copyright; Contents; Introduction to the series; List of plates; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 K.H. Hilar; 2 The liberated theatre of Voskovec and Werich; 3 E.F. Burian; 4 Alfred Radok; 5 Otomar Krejča; 6 Grossman, Macháček, Schorm: three major Czech directors of the late twentieth century; 7 Josef Svoboda; 8 Twentieth-century Czech scenographers in the interwar era; 9 Czech scenography since 1968: a younger generation; 10 Czech Hamlets of the twentieth century; 11 Václav Havel; Coda; Notes; Selected bibliography; Index.
Summary
In this invaluable and detailed presentation of the leading creative figures in a richly innovative and dynamic period of Czech theatre, Professor Jarka M. Burian provides us with insightful portraits of the directors K.H. Hilar, E.F. Burian, Alfred Radok, and Otomar Krejca: of the famous Voskovec and Werich comedic duo; of the scenographer Josef Svoboda; and of the playwright, now President of the Czech Republic, Václav Havel. There are also briefer studies of numerous other directors, designers, and actors. The author, a Czech-American theatre scholar and practitioner, has been a frequent.
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9781136465789 (electronic bk.)
1136465782 (electronic bk.)
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