Howard Brenton and the improbable revival of the Brechtian history play

Paola Botham

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Howard Brenton and the improbable revival of the Brechtian history play

Paola Botham^* (Corresponding / Lead Author)

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	170-184
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Contemporary Drama in English
Volume	2
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/jcde-2014-0013
Publication status	Published (VoR) - 1 May 2014

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Sections of this article have been adapted from my (unpublished) doctoral dissertation: Botham, Paola. “Redefining Political Theatre in Post-Cold War Britain (1990-2005): An Analysis of Contemporary British Political Plays.” PhD Thesis. Coventry University, 2009.

Keywords

Anne Boleyn
Anti-Enlightenment
Bertolt Brecht
Historicisation
History play
Howard Brenton
Ideological scepticism
In Extremis: The Story of Abelard and Heloise
Postmodernism

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