Peter Barnes and the nature of authority

dc.contributor.author	Golomb, Liorah Anne
ead.coverage.spatial	England	en
ead.coverage.temporal	20th century	en
dc.date.accessioned	2008-05-15T15:16:24Z
dc.date.available	2008-05-15T15:16:24Z
dc.date.issued	1998
dc.identifier.isbn	0612351627
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10057/1276
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0013/NQ35163.pdf
dc.description	Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Toronto, Graduate Centre for Study of Drama, 1998	en
dc.description.abstract	Peter Barnes (1931-2004) was among the most theatrically-minded playwrights of the contemporary non-musical stage in England. His work makes use of virtually every element of theatre: spectacle, music, dance, heightened speech, etc. His plays are daring, ambitious, and not always successful. While Barnes obviously did not share the staging sensibilities of Renaissance playwrights, he did share their perspectives on authority. He wrote predominantly about the outward self and the private self, the significance of representation and the power of public display, corruption and innocence, order and chaos. I explore such questions as what attraction these themes held for Barnes, what connections exist (economically, socially, and politically) between Renaissance and post-industrialized England, and how Barnes and his Renaissance mentors use their work as cultural barometers and/or forecasters. But Barnes was a modern playwright, and the discussion is not limited to his connection to the Jacobeans.	en
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dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	Ottawa National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada,[1999]	en
dc.subject	Barnes, Peter, 1931-2004	en
dc.subject	English drama -- 20th century	en
dc.subject	Theatre	en
dc.subject	Playwrights	en
dc.subject	Radio plays	en
dc.title	Peter Barnes and the nature of authority	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en