Albert Wertheim. The Dramatic Art of Athol Fugard: From South Africa to the World.
| Publisher | Comparative Drama |
| Publication | Comparative Drama |
| Subject | Arts, visual and performing |
| Format | Magazine/Journal |
| ISSN | 0010-4078 |
| Issues per Year | 4 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Published | 2003-03-22 |
| Role | Type | Name |
| Author | n/a | Henry I. Schvey |
| Reviewee | n/a | Albert Wertheim |
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2000. Pp. xv + 273. $39.95 casebound; $17.95 paperbound.
The subtitle of Albert Wertheim's brilliant study of the South African playwright Athol Fugard, From South Africa to the World, is doubly resonant. Intending to demonstrate that "In Fugard's dramas, South African problems become larger global problems" so that "audiences around the world feel the issues in their hearts, debate the issues in their minds; the subtitle also indicates the great strength of Wertheim's comparative approach: at every turn, his study makes reference to...
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