The playwright as thinker: A study of drama in modern times

by Eric Bentley

The Playwright as Eric The Playwright as Meridian FIRST First Edition, 3rd Printing (1957). Not price-clipped. Published by Meridian Books, 1955. 12mo. Paperback. Code of M6 on cover and spine. Book is very good. Covers have some light shelf wear. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.Seller 347620 Pulp Paperbacks We Buy Books! Collections - Libraries - Estates - Individual Titles. Message us if you have books to sell!

Genres: Drama, Theatre, Writing, Literary Criticism, Nonfiction

314 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1955

About the author

He was a theater critic and translator.

Taught freshman English at UCLA for a year. And that is where he met the "German playwright Bertolt Brecht, who had recently immigrated to the United States after fleeing Nazi Germany and was unknown in this country. The two of them became close, and it was Bentley who translated a lot of Brecht's work into English and helped establish his career in America."

source - American Public Media

Reviews

[Julian Munds · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good piece of theatrical criticism. I particularly enjoyed the chapter comparing Wagner and Ibsen. There is wonderful insight here. However, his dislike of what he terms "Broadway" shows its age (as does his disregard for O'Neill as a dramatist of note.) I can understand the lack of depth he accuses the Broadway (or commercial) stage of being. This problem persists today. It is a shame a Bentley rep theatre never came to be.