In a new edition of this now-classic work; Robert Brustein argues that the roots of the modern theatre may be found in the soil of rebellion cultivated by eight outstanding playwrights: Ibsen; Strindberg; Chekhov; Shaw; Brecht; Pirandello; ONeill; and Genet. Focusing on each of them in turn; Mr. Brustein considers the nature of their revolt; the methods employed in their plays; their influences on the modern drama; and the playwrights themselves. "One of the standard and decisive books on the modern theater.... It shows us the men behind the works;hellip; what they wanted to write about and the private hell within each of them which led to the enduring works we continue to treasure."mdash;New York Times Book Review. "The best single collection of essays I know of on modern drama... remarkably fine and sensitive pieces of criticism. "mdash;Alvin;Kernan; Yale Review.
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