The Social Significance of the Modern Drama by Emma Goldman
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"The Social Significance of the Modern Drama" by Emma Goldman is a treatise published in 1914. Drawing on her extensive work with Modernist dramatists, Goldman analyzes the political and radical implications of major playwrights from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The book examines works by Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, George Bernard Shaw, Anton Chekhov, and many others, revealing how modern drama could awaken radical consciousness. Goldman published this work to
introduce both radicals and ordinary citizens to theater's transformative potential. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Goldman, Emma, 1869-1940 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 14009298 |
| Title | The Social Significance of the Modern Drama |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Social_Significance_of_the_Modern_Drama |
| Credits |
Produced by Fritz Ohrenschall, Steven Calwas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections |
| Subject | European drama -- History and criticism |
| Subject | Drama -- Social aspects |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 43490 |
| Release Date | Aug 17, 2013 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 657 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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