Lunatics, Lovers and Poets: Contemporary Experimental Theatre
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A critical survey of international experimental theatres of the late 20th century, and the social and political condition that bred them.
Artist / Author | Margaret Croyden |
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Publisher | McGraw-Hill Inc.,US |
ISBN | 0070147809 |
Reference | P2751 |
Date | 1974 |
Type | Publication |
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