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The Place of Wales: Staging Place in Contemporary Welsh Drama in English

Alyce von Rothkirch

Swansea University Author: Alyce von Rothkirch

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The period between the late 1970s and the late 1990s was a time of significant change in Welsh society and culture. This book examines this socio-political background and makes the case for a similarly important shift in text-based drama and theatre in Welsh drama in the English language. Looking at...

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ISBN: 978-3-88476-909-6
Published: Trier WVT 2007
Online Access: http://www.wvttrier.de/top/Beschreibungen/ID878.html
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