Download or read book British and Irish Dramatists Since World War II. written by John Stanley Bull and published by Dictionary of Literary Biograp. This book was released on 2005 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embraces the work of writers working in theatrical traditions ranging from the classic well-made play to the most radical avant-garde pieces. This variety is indicative of the fact that this period is one of the most important in British drama, comparable to the late-Elizabethan/Jacobean and post-Restoration eras in terms of the quantity and quality of new work and surpassing both of them in the sheer variety of theatrical offerings.