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03151aam a2200373 i 4500 001 696073A2E9E911EBBBC9467A3DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210721010052 008 200813t20212021enk b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9781474450140 020 $a 1474450148 035 $a (OCoLC)1183421937 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d ERASA $d CDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d RCJ $d SILO 050 4 $a PR744.L38 $b W37 2021 100 1 $a Ward, Ian, $d 1963- $e author. 245 14 $a The play of law in modern British theatre / $c Ian Ward. 264 1 $a Edinburgh : $b Edinburgh University Press, $c 2021. 300 $a 221 pages ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Edinburgh critical studies in law, literature and the humanities 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 8 $a The first book to investigate the place of law in modern and contemporary drama. Illustrates the role of contemporary theatre in articulating legal and political issues to a modern audience. Analyses a range of different genres in contemporary drama, including historical, poetic, realist, documentary and 'in-yer-face'. Each chapter focuses on a particular area of law alongside the work of a particular contemporary playwright. Shows how modern playwrights engage with issues such as pornography, murder, terrorism, the function of Parliament, and the role of the monarchy. Theatre, according to the prominent British playwright David Hare, is our most effective 'court of justice'. This book assesses the credibility of this arresting claim in the immediate context of contemporary British theatre by investigating the place and purpose of law in a range of modern dramatic settings and writings. Each chapter focuses on a particular area of law and the work of a particular contemporary playwright, and in doing so illustrates the important role of contemporary theatre in articulating legal and political issues to a modern audience. Exploring a range of different genres in contemporary drama, including the historical, the poetic, realist, documentary and 'in-yer-face', this volume explores the capacity of modern playwrights to engage with issues such as pornography, murder, the contemporary experience of terrorism, the function of Parliament and the role of the monarchy. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Murmurings -- Thinking the unthinkable -- Churchill's wars -- Uneasy heads -- The haunting of King Charles III -- Feasts of filth -- Tears in the fabric -- A revenger's tragedy -- Conclusion. 650 0 $a English drama $y 21st century $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Law in literature. 650 0 $a Politics in literature. 650 7 $a English drama. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00910737 650 7 $a Law in literature. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00994014 650 7 $a Politics in literature. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01896084 648 7 $a 2000-2099 $2 fast 655 7 $a Criticism, interpretation, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411635 830 0 $a Edinburgh critical studies in law, literature and the humanities. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231018020438.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=696073A2E9E911EBBBC9467A3DECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search