Modernists and the Theatre is the first study to examine how theories of modernism intersect with those of the theatre within the works, philosophies and literary lives of six key modernist writers. Drawing on a wealth of unfamiliar archive material and fresh readings of neglected documents, James Moran reveals how these literary figures interacted with the theatre through playwriting, by engaging in philosophical debates and participating in theatrical performances. Chapters assess W.B. Yeatss very earliest playwriting, Ezra Pounds onstage acting, the interconnections between James Joyces and D.H. Lawrences sense of drama, Eliots thinking about theatre in Dublin, and the feminist politics of Virginia Woolfs smallscale theatrical experiments.While these writers valued coterie production and often made hostile comments about drama, this volume highlights the paradoxical fact that, despite their harsh words, the theatrically largescale also attracted each of these writers. The theatre event of restricted production offered modernists a satisfying mode of sharing their work amongst the likeminded, and the book discloses a set of unfamiliar events of this sort that allowed these writers to act as agents of legitimation in granting cultural value.The book explores their engagements with popular drama, as well as the longforgotten acting performances in which each of these writers personally participated. Moran uncovers how the playhouse became a key geographical space where...

Binding: Hardcover;250 pages; Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; Classification: N/A; Weight: 558.62 g; Dimensions: N/A

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