- How did Bjørnson's relationship with Ibsen shape the themes of his plays?
Drama and Theatre
Playwriting and the theatrical tradition.
- What is Los intereses creados about, and how does it use the commedia dell'arte form?
- Which of Shaw's plays did the Nobel committee cite for their idealism, humanity, and satirical fire?
- What premise made 'Six Characters in Search of an Author' provoke a near-riot at its 1921 premiere?
- What kinds of material did O'Neill bring to the American stage that earlier playwrights had avoided?
- What did the Nobel committee mean by praising O'Neill's 'original concept of tragedy'?
- What real event inspired Dario Fo's play Accidental Death of an Anarchist?
- How did commedia dell'arte traditions shape Fo's approach to political satire?
- Where was We Can't Pay? We Won't Pay! performed, and why did that venue matter?
- What literary techniques made Peter Handke's writing, such as Offending the Audience, formally significant?