Dramas of the past on the twentieth-century stage in history's wings - Feldman, Alexander 1981- (New York Routledge, 2013)
Introduction -- "We want our revolution now": Peter Weiss, Gunter Grass and the theatre of insurrection -- All Wilde on the Western front: Alan Bennett, Tom Stoppard and the theatre of war -- God rot great men?: Rolf Hochhuth, Howard Brenton and the anti-heroic drama -- "Better mimics than our London actors": Timberlake Wertenbaker and the colonial theatre -- Conclusion -- Epilogue.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-239)and index.
Keywords: Historical drama, English -- History and criticism; Historical drama, German -- History and criticism; English drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism; German drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Literature and history -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; Literature and history -- Germany -- History -- 20th century; Play within a play; History in literature