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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100415270308
ISBN-139780415270304
eBay Product ID (ePID)2003770
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameLeading Creators of Twentieth-Century Czech Theatre
Publication Year2002
SubjectTheater / General, Drama, Theater / History & Criticism, General
TypeTextbook
AuthorJarka M. Burian
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Performing Arts
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight20 Oz
Item Length6.1 in
Item Width9.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2001-048108
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal792.094371
SynopsisIn 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, V clav 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 on-site observer of Czech theatre since 1965. He is directly acquainted with many of the major artists and the most notable productions that have made Czech theatre internationally famous., This is an invaluable and detailed presentation of the leading creative figures in a richly innovative and dynamic period of Czech Theatre., 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 on-site observer of Czech theatre since 1965. He is directly acquainted with many of the major artists and the most notable productions that have made Czech theatre internationally famous.