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.
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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Maria M. Delgado is Director of Research at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama¡Compre este libro electrónico y obtenga 1 más GRATIS!
Idioma Inglés ● Formato EPUB ● Páginas 272 ● ISBN 9781526124722 ● Tamaño de archivo 1.3 MB ● Editorial Manchester University Press ● Ciudad Manchester ● País GB ● Publicado 2019 ● Descargable 24 meses ● Divisa EUR ● ID 6901669 ● Protección de copia Adobe DRM
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