{"product_id":"the-making-of-modern-drama","title":"The Making of Modern Drama","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003eOriginally published in 1974 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Richard Gilman’s \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\" style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"\u003eThe Making of Modern Drama\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e serves as an authoritative philosophical exploration of the monumental transformations that reshaped Western theater over the last century. Rather than tracing a loose timeline of artistic movements or stylistic trends, the prominent critic examines the evolution of contemporary stagecraft through distinct, dedicated profiles of eight master playwrights: Georg Büchner, Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, Anton Chekhov, Luigi Pirandello, Bertolt Brecht, Samuel Beckett, and Peter Handke. Gilman systematically analyzes how these specific authors dismantled traditional Victorian melodrama to forge entirely new structural frameworks, directly using the stage to enact complex existential crises, linguistic experiments, and changes in human consciousness. Highly praised for its clarity, analytical precision, and deep historical perspective, this standard academic reference remains a landmark text for theater students, actors, and literature historians seeking to understand the psychological foundations of modern dramatic literature.\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Gilman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49512578973946,"sku":"NEE1\/19\/07042026","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/3387\/5450\/files\/IMG_6567_f3354aa4-2fe5-4348-946c-ee6da355665a.jpg?v=1783198691","url":"https:\/\/flippedpages.com\/products\/the-making-of-modern-drama","provider":"Flipped Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}