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About Kane
In About Kane, Graham Saunders offers an important study of one of the most controversial and talented playwrights of recent times. His survey includes a concise biography, in-depth analysis of Sarah Kane's work, and interviews with Kane and those who helped to put her work on stage. With Kane's reputation still growing, this book is an essential guide for the student and theatregoer.
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208 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2009
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Graham D. Saunders
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Professor Graham Saunders PhD
Department of Drama and Theatre Arts
Allardyce Nicoll Chair in Drama, University of Birmingham.
Joined the Drama and Theatre Arts department in January 2016, after teaching at the University of Reading since 2005 in the department of Film, Theatre and Television. Also has taught at the universities of Coventry, Lancaster and the University of the West of England (UWE).
Co-ordinates research in the department in relation to the College of English, Drama and American and Canadian Studies (EDAC).
Research in a number of areas:
Best known for work on the playwright Sarah Kane, but now more generally in British drama since 1945. This has included work on the history of the Arts Council of Great Britain; fringe and touring companies from 1968-1994, as well as the work of dramatists including Edward Bond, Howard Barker, Patrick Marber and David Eldridge.
Also published on the work of Samuel Beckett and has a long standing interest in the relationship between contemporary British dramatists and their appropriation of Elizabethan and Jacobean drama.
Professor Graham Saunders PhD
Department of Drama and Theatre Arts
Allardyce Nicoll Chair in Drama, University of Birmingham.
Joined the Drama and Theatre Arts department in January 2016, after teaching at the University of Reading since 2005 in the department of Film, Theatre and Television. Also has taught at the universities of Coventry, Lancaster and the University of the West of England (UWE).
Co-ordinates research in the department in relation to the College of English, Drama and American and Canadian Studies (EDAC).
Research in a number of areas:
Best known for work on the playwright Sarah Kane, but now more generally in British drama since 1945. This has included work on the history of the Arts Council of Great Britain; fringe and touring companies from 1968-1994, as well as the work of dramatists including Edward Bond, Howard Barker, Patrick Marber and David Eldridge.
Also published on the work of Samuel Beckett and has a long standing interest in the relationship between contemporary British dramatists and their appropriation of Elizabethan and Jacobean drama.
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November 11, 2024made me think about my position as a critic
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A very interesting grounding in both her work and the world at the time of their writing.
February 4, 2016
I'm currently reading Graham Saunder's other book on Sarah Kane, 'Love Me Or Kill Me': Sarah Kane and the Theatre of Extremes . I think that one was published first, because this one felt much more organised. I liked that it gave a cultural and historical overview of the period before analysing her oeuvre. The interviews with Kane are very interesting and informative, even somewhat necessary to understand the plays. I must admit that I just skimmed through the other interviews because of lack of time.
Great book, a must-read for Kane fans or students/teachers.
Great book, a must-read for Kane fans or students/teachers.
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