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The Brilliance Of The Servant Without Qualities, Daniel Sack

Daniel Sack

British playwright Howard Barker's work as a tragedy on the traditions of characterlogical thinking. What happens when a figure loses all distinguishing features and exposes him or herself to a world without character?

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Intended For The Stage?: Samson Agonistes In Performance, Timothy Burbery

Timothy J. Burbery

The year 2000 marked the centenary of an important but overlooked milestone in Milton studies, namely the first staging of Samson Agonistes, by William Poel, in 1900. While many scholars may be aware of isolated productions of the tragedy, the extent and variety of its stage history is perhaps less well-known. The work was successful as a dramatic reading throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, yet it had never been attempted on the boards until Poel’s landmark production. That event ushered in a range of performances throughout the twentieth century, and nearly every decade saw several dramatizations. At least fifteen …

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John Milton, Blackfriars Spectator?: "Elegia Prima" And Ben Jonson's The Staple Of News, Timothy Burbery

Timothy J. Burbery

In the spring of 1626 John Milton was temporarily expelled from Cambridge University, perhaps over a quarrel with his tutor William Chappell, and sent home to London, where he remained for at least several weeks. There, the seventeen-year-old poet composed his first elegy, a Latin verse-letter to his closest friend, Charles Diodati. In it, Milton claims to be enjoying his unexpected holiday by reading, girl watching, and attending the theater. Milton scholars have never reached consensus about his alleged playgoing, for while the young man speaks as a spectator, the plots and characters he mentions-these include comic types such as …

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Night Garden, Christopher M. Ryan

Christopher Ryan

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Deeply Offensive & Utterly Untrue, Christopher M. Ryan

Christopher Ryan

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O’Neill Playwright’S Festival (Directed By Wendy Goldberg), Raquel Davis

Raquel Davis

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Jared Brown, Jared Brown

Jared Brown

Interview with Professor Emeritus Jared Brown, as part of the Oral History collection at Illinois Wesleyan. To view all Oral Histories in the IWU collection, please see this link.

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