Since its premiere in Rome in 1921, Six Characters in Search of an Author has gained worldwide recognition. Pirandello's challenge to stage representation was taken up by leading directors and changed theater's perception of itself. Jennifer Lorch examines the play's impact through close analysis of individual productions in the context of theater history and practice. Her book includes a chronology of the most important productions, a bibliography and illustrations from major productions.
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"The carefully researched and well-written volume is the result of years of research conducted in international libraries and collections as well as through interviews and is a masterful achievement. Professor Lorch's attention to detail, her theatrical acumen and her grasp of significant moments in the history of the play and its importance to the international dramatic canon are everywhere in evidence in the book." - Jana O'Keefe Bazzoni, Baruch College, The Pirandello Society of America
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Since its explosive premiere in Rome in 1921, Six Characters in Search of an Author has gained worldwide recognition. Pirandello's challenge to the very notion of stage representation was taken up by the leading directors of the time and changed the way theatre perceives itself. Jennifer Lorch examines the impact of the play through close analysis of individual productions in the context of theatre history and practice. The book includes a chronology of the most important productions, bibliography and illustrations from major productions.
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Six Characters in Search of an Author is now recognised as a classic of modernism; many would echo Felicity Firth's words, asserting that it is 'the major single subversive moment in the history of modern theatre'. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mme Pace, New York, The Rules of the Game, The Mountain Giants, Young Vic, Piccolo Teatro, Vera Vergani, Marta Abba, Stage Society, Festival Theatre, Max Reinhardt, Moscow Art Theatre, Richard Jones, Teatro Valle, Flora Robson, Giorgio de Lullo, Michael Rudman, Teatro Odescalchi, Tonight We Improvise, Anatoli Vasiliev, Brock Pemberton, Dario Niccodemi, Luigi Almirante, Nicholas Wright, Right You Are New!
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Six Characters in Search of an Author is now recognised as a classic of modernism; many would echo Felicity Firth's words, asserting that it is 'the major single subversive moment in the history of modern theatre'. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mme Pace, New York, The Rules of the Game, The Mountain Giants, Young Vic, Piccolo Teatro, Vera Vergani, Marta Abba, Stage Society, Festival Theatre, Max Reinhardt, Moscow Art Theatre, Richard Jones, Teatro Valle, Flora Robson, Giorgio de Lullo, Michael Rudman, Teatro Odescalchi, Tonight We Improvise, Anatoli Vasiliev, Brock Pemberton, Dario Niccodemi, Luigi Almirante, Nicholas Wright, Right You Are New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Six Characters in Search of an Author (Signet Classics) by Luigi Pirandello on 78 pages
- The Rules of the Game (Absolute Classics) by Luigi Pirandello on 14 pages
- The Mountain Giants: A New Version by Charles Wood by Luigi Pirandello on 10 pages
- Collected Plays by Luigi Pirandello on 5 pages
- Luigi Pirandello in the Theatre by Susan Bassnett on 5 pages
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