Routledge Companion to Theatre-Fiction - Literature Handbook

Explore the connection between literature and the stage with The Routledge Companion to Theatre-Fiction. Part of the Routledge Literature Handbooks series, this volume examines how novelists integrate theatrical elements into their writing. From setting stages on printed pages to casting actors and playwrights as protagonists, this collection investigates the ways writers use the world of theatre to build their fictional narratives. This book brings together an international community of scholars to analyze a diverse range of novelists across different eras and global locations. Readers will learn how theatre functions within the pages of a novel and how the medium of fiction interacts with dramatic arts. It is an essential resource for those studying the intersection of performing arts and literary fiction.