Death in modern theatre : stages of mortality /
Death in modern theatre offers a unique account of modern Western theatre, focusing on the ways in which dramatists and theatre-makers have explored historically informed ideas about death and dying in their work. It investigates the opportunities theatre affords to reflect on the end of life in a c...
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| Natura: | Licensed eBooks |
| Lingua: | inglese |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press
2019.
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| Serie: | Theatre (Manchester, England)
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| Accesso online: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvnb7mxk |
| Riassunto: | Death in modern theatre offers a unique account of modern Western theatre, focusing on the ways in which dramatists and theatre-makers have explored historically informed ideas about death and dying in their work. It investigates the opportunities theatre affords to reflect on the end of life in a compelling and socially meaningful fashion. In a series of interrelated, mostly chronological, micronarratives beginning in the late nineteenth century and ending in the early twenty-first century, this book considers how and why death and dying are represented at certain historical moments using dramaturgy and aesthetics that challenge audiences' conceptions, sensibilities, and sense-making faculties. It includes a mix of well-known and lesser-known plays from an international range of dramatists and theatre-makers, and offers original interpretations through close reading and performance analysis. |
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| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xiv, 257 pages) : illustrations (black and white) |
| ISBN: | 9781526124715 1526124718 9781526124722 1526124726 9781526124708 152612470X |