The Theatre of War British and Irish Plays

This book surveys more than 200 plays about the First World War that were written, published and/or performed in Britain and Ireland between 1909 and 1998.

HEINZ KOSOK is Professor Emeritus of English and American Literature at the University of Wuppertal, Germany, and has previously held professorial appointments at the universities of Marburg and Stuttgart. He has acted as President of the International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures, as well as Chairman of the German Association of University Teachers of English. He has published widely on English, American and Irish literature, especially in the field of Twentieth-century drama.

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Theatres of War: Aspects of Subject Matter	p. 11
Foreshadowing the War	p. 13
Front-Line Plays	p. 17
The Home Front	p. 29
The Return of the Soldier	p. 42
Departure - Combat - Return: A Soldier's Career	p. 51
A Different Kind of War: The Great War in Ireland	p. 55
The Aftermath of the War	p. 68
Foreshadowing Another War	p. 77
Fantastic Locations	p. 85
Intellectual Debates	p. 89
Staging the War: Aspects of Presentation	p. 101
Realism versus Reality	p. 103
Realistic Ghost Plays	p. 112
Symbolic Generalisation	p. 115
The Allegorical War	p. 121
Parables	p. 127
Expressionism	p. 129
The Documentary Mode	p. 137
The War in Verse	p. 141
The Comic Side of the War	p. 147
An Unconventional Solution	p. 152
Engaging Intellect or Emotions: Aspects of Attitude	p. 155
'Nothing but the Truth'	p. 157
The Patriotic Appeal	p. 161
Hun-Bashing	p. 165
Pacifism	p. 174
Disillusionment	p. 182
Another War to End All Wars?	p. 186
Hope against Hope	p. 189
Popular Failures and Successes: Aspects of Reception	p. 193
The West End	p. 195
Professional Theatre in the Provinces	p. 209
The Amateur-Theatre Movement	p. 214
'Good' versus 'Bad' War Plays: Aspects of Evaluation	p. 219
Literary Standards	p. 221
'Literary' versus 'Historical' Evaluation	p. 229
British and Irish Plays about the First World War: Two Checklists	p. 231
Alphabetical Listing by Author	p. 233
Chronological Listing	p. 257
Notes	p. 267
Index	p. 279
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The Theatre of War British and Irish Plays About The First World War

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