Tragedy by Maurice Valency

Tragedy by Maurice Valency

This introduction to Greek tragedy, the origin of much of our modern drama, is the work of a remarkable scholar who is also a practical man of theater. The author of magisterial studies of Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov and Shaw, and of symbolism in the theater from the nineteenth century to our times, Maurice Valency has written for the stage and for television, and he translated, adapted and collaborated in producing two great Broadway successes–Giraudoux's the Mad Woman of Chaillot and Durrenmatt's The Visit.

Maurice Valency is Professor Emeritus of Columbia University, where he held the Brander Matthews Chair of Drama. For some fifteen years he was head of the Academic Department of the Julliard School, where he presided over the feast of reason and the flow of soul. A practical man of the theater-playwright for the stage (he translated, adapted, and collaborated in the production of two great Broadway successes, Giraudoux's The Madwoman of Chaillot and Durrenmatt's The Visit) and for television, and the author of operas, he is also a most distinguished historian and critic of modern drama, having published remarkable studies of Chekhov, Ibsen, Strindberg, Shaw, and a magnum opus on the entire range of symbolism in the theater, entitled The End of the World.

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ISBN 13	9781561310098
ISBN 10	1561310093
Title	Tragedy
Author	Maurice Valency
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	New Amsterdam Books
Year published	1998-06-21
Number of pages	128
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