Robertson Davies, Playwright : A Search for the Self on the Canadian Stage.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (260 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. A Passion for the Theatre -- 2. The One-Act Plays -- 3. Theatre of Wholeness and Canadian Little Theatre: King Phoenix -- 4. Cultural Poverty in Modern Canada: Fortune, My Foe -- 5. Cultural Poverty in Colonial Canada: At My Heart's Core -- 6. A Masque for U.C.C. and A Jig for the Crest -- 7. The Magic of Self-Discovery in Hunting Stuart -- 8. Jung and Casanova: The Artist in Search of Himself in General Confession -- 9. A Novel for Broadway: Leaven of Malice -- 10. Punch, Demonic Humour, and The Black Art -- 11. The Politician in Search of Himself in Question Time -- 12. The Innermost Heart: Theatre in the Courtroom in Pontiac -- 13. Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliographical Note -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
In this book, Susan Stone-Blackburn studies how the tastes and concerns of one of Canada's leading writers have been given dramatic expression.
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Davies, Robertson, -- 1913-1995 -- Dramatic works. Didactic drama, Canadian -- History and criticism. Drama -- Psychological aspects. Self in literature. Canada -- In literature.