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Explore the evolution of modern dramatic writing with Dramas of the Past on the Twentieth-Century Stage: In History's Wings: 27. This academic work from Routledge examines the genre of historiographic metatheatre, a mode of writing where self-reflexive engagement with dramatic traditions helps represent historical events. By studying how these plays use the forms of dramatic art to illuminate historical themes, readers gain a better understanding of how this genre functions as a tool for political engagement and ideological critique. This volume is part of the Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies series, providing deep analysis of key texts within the traditions of historical drama and European theatre. It is an essential resource for those studying the politics and aesthetics of the contemporary dramatic canon.

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Examines the major genre of historiographic metatheatre in modern dramatic writing.

Analyzes how self-reflexive engagement with dramatic traditions helps represent historical events.

Provides insight into how this genre serves as a mode of political engagement and ideological critique.

Part of the Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies series.

Locates key texts within the traditions of historical drama and European theatre.

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19 December 2012
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