Acts Of Courage

Carol Rocamora

Smith and Kraus

<p>Vaclav Havel – dissident, human rights activist, essayist, philosopher, politician, founder, and president of the Czech Republic – is known throughout the world as a hero of the human rights movement and martyr for the “right to write” (he was imprisoned many times under communism in his country). But few of us in the West know that he is also his country’s most famous dramatist. In fact, his presidency has eclipsed his playwriting. This book tells the dramatic story of his life in the theater during three dark decades under communism, and the extreme risks that he and many others took to put on his plays. The book also discusses his ten full-length plays and eight one-acts – plays that not only tell the story of his country but also helped to change it. For those of us who work in the theater, his story is a powerful and moving one about what it means to be a playwright, a story wherein writing for the theater is an act of courage.</p>

Acts of Courage: Vaclav Havel's Life in the Theater

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Smith & Kraus Global

BOOK SYNOPSISAs a schoolboy, Anton Chekhov stole into the local theater at night, dressed as his father, and marveled at the plays of Shakespeare and Moliere. Mesmerized by the characters on the stage, he went on to write his own tragicomedies: The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, The Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard. Setting the playwright in context to his personal life, social, historical and political events, other writers of influence, and more, you will quickly gain a deep understanding of Chekhov and the plays he wrote. Read Chekhov in an Hour and experience his plays like never before. Know the playwright, love the play! SELLING POINTSThe book features: Chekhov in an Hour, the main essay of the bookChekhov in a Minute, a snapshot chronology A complete listing of Chekhov's workA list of Chekhov's contemporaries in all fieldsExcerpts from Chekhov's significant worksAn extensive bibliography grouped according to type of readerAn index of the main essay. THE SERIESPlaywrights in an Hour is a series devoted to the most produced and studied playwrights in the English language, from the Greek masters to contemporary writers, and written by leading authorities in the field. Each short book places the playwright and his or her work in historical, social, and literary context.

Chekhov in an Hour (Playwrights in an Hour)

Literature & Fiction

Dramas & Plays

Smith & Kraus

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