Air Play: the Evolution of Canadian Drama for Radio

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angličtina
Original language name
Air Play: the Evolution of Canadian Drama for Radio
Original language description
The entry for ?radio drama? in Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia states that radio drama ?... can be thanked for walking hand in hand with the earliest theatres in the land towards creating a national drama.? Such announcement is a clear and appreciative manifestation of the indispensable role of radio drama as a specific genre form for the development of Canadian national theatre, and national culture as such. However, as Tim Crook notices: ?Radio drama has probably been the most unappreciated and understated literary form of the twentieth century.? The article provides an overview of the development of the genre of radio drama in Canada, identifies the reasons for its specific function in the history of Canadian theatre, and discusses the above indicatedcontroversy between its historical role and the fact of the relatively low amount of attention paid to the genre of radio drama by theorists of theatre in Canada and beyond. Radio drama, with its specific medium of aesthetic expression,
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AI - Linguistics
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Publication year
2011
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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