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Anthony S. Abbott
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The Vital Lie: Reality and Illusion in Modern Drama |
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No copies available |
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English |
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Hardcover |
| Pages: |
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239 |
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1988-12-30 |
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0817303960 |
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University Alabama Press |
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1.58 pounds |
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6.57 x 9.13 x 1.11 inches |
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First Edition |
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1 Jonathan May (USA: AL) |
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1 dan pope (USA: CT) |
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Product Description
a"The Vital Lie" is the first book to examine the reality-illusion conflict in modern drama from Ibsen to present-day playwrights.aThe book questions why vital lies, lies necessary for life itself, are such an obsessive concern for playwrights of the last hundred years.aUsing the work of fifteen playwrights, Abbott seeks to discover if modern playwrights treat illusions as helpful or necessary to life, or as signals of sicknesses from which human beings need to be cured.aWhat happens to characters when they are forced to face the truth about themselves and their worlds without the protection of their illusions?aThe author develops a three-part historical analysis of the use of the reality-illusion theme, from its origins as a metaphysical search to its current elaborations as a theatrical game. a "
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