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Modern Armenian Drama : An Anthology / Nishan Parlakian; ed. by S. Peter Cowe.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2001]Copyright date: ©2001Description: 1 online resource (480 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780231502665
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 891/.992508 21
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Gabriel Sundukian -- Hagop Baronian -- Aleksandr Shirvanzade -- Lewon Shant -- Derenik Demirchyan -- Perch Zeytuntsyan -- Anahit Aghasaryan -- Notes on Contributors -- Table of Transliteration
Summary: Available in English for the first time, Modern Armenian Drama presents seven classic works from the Armenian stage. Spanning over a century (1871–1992), the plays explore such diverse themes science and religion, socioeconomic injustice, women's emancipation, and political reform through the medium of all the major European dramatic genres. Nishan Parlakian and S. Peter Cowe provide a comprehensive introduction to the history of Armenian drama, giving a valuable overview of its importance and development in Armenia, as well as a brief biography for each playwright. A preface to each play helps in placing the work within the context of historical and cultural issues of the time.Like the plays of Ibsen and O'Neill, the plays presented in this anthology are considered modern classics. They have an enduring quality and appeal to audiences who see them today. The editors have collected translations of the best examples of Armenian theater from its renaissance in the mid-nineteenth century to the present.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9780231502665

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Gabriel Sundukian -- Hagop Baronian -- Aleksandr Shirvanzade -- Lewon Shant -- Derenik Demirchyan -- Perch Zeytuntsyan -- Anahit Aghasaryan -- Notes on Contributors -- Table of Transliteration

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Available in English for the first time, Modern Armenian Drama presents seven classic works from the Armenian stage. Spanning over a century (1871–1992), the plays explore such diverse themes science and religion, socioeconomic injustice, women's emancipation, and political reform through the medium of all the major European dramatic genres. Nishan Parlakian and S. Peter Cowe provide a comprehensive introduction to the history of Armenian drama, giving a valuable overview of its importance and development in Armenia, as well as a brief biography for each playwright. A preface to each play helps in placing the work within the context of historical and cultural issues of the time.Like the plays of Ibsen and O'Neill, the plays presented in this anthology are considered modern classics. They have an enduring quality and appeal to audiences who see them today. The editors have collected translations of the best examples of Armenian theater from its renaissance in the mid-nineteenth century to the present.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)