The Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Drama

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Combines historical rigour with an analysis of dramatic contexts, themes and formsThe 17 contributors explore the longstanding and vibrant Scottish dramatic tradition and the important developments in Scottish dramatic writing and theatre, with particular attention to the last 100 years.The first part of the volume covers Scottish drama from the earliest records to the late twentieth-century literary revival, as well as translation in Scottish theatre and non-theatrical drama. The second part focuses on the work of influential Scottish playwrights, from J. M. Barrie and James Bridie to Ena Lamont Stewart, Liz Lochhead and Edwin Morgan and right up to contemporary playwrights Anthony Neilson, Gregory Burke, Henry Adams and Douglas Maxwell.Key Features* Provides a thorough overview of Scottish theatre from the earliest days to the present* Deals with play texts as well as with the key contexts and themes of drama and theatre over the years* Provides insights into the work of leading Scottish playwrights, including the new generations since the 1970s* Written for students and theatre-lovers alike

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Series Editors' Preface (p. viii)
• Introduction: A Lively Tradition and Creative Amnesia (p. 1)
• 1 Scottish Drama until 1650 (p. 6)
• 2 Public and Private Performance: 1650-1800 (p. 22)
• 3 Folk Drama in Gaelic Scotland (p. 41)
• 4 The National Drama and the Nineteenth Century (p. 47)
• 5 Twentieth-Century Popular Theatre (p. 60)
• 6 Drama, Language and Late Twentieth-Century Literary Revival (p. 73)
• 7 History in Contemporary Scottish Theatre (p. 85)
• 8 Translated Drama in Scotland (p. 95)
• 9 J.M. Barrie (p. 107)
• 10 The Mid-Century Dramatists (p. 118)
• 11 James Bridie (p. 130)
• 12 Poets in the Theatre: Ure, Kay, Conn, Morgan (p. 140)
• 13 Women Playwrights from the 1970s and 1980s (p. 154)
• 14 The Traverse, 1985-97: Arnott, Clifford, Hannan, Harrower, Greig and Greenhorn (p. 165)
• 15 Liz Lochhead (p. 177)
• 16 Post-Devolutionary Drama (p. 188)
• 17 The Experience and Contexts of Drama in Scotland (p. 200)
• Endnotes (p. 211)
• Further Reading (p. 236)
• Notes on Contributors (p. 239)
• Index (p. 242)