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Karoline Gritzner & Professor David Ian Rabey
Theatre of Catastrophe [EPUB ebook]
New Essays on Howard Barker

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Fifteen essays on the style, language and vision of one of Britain’s most influential and controversial playwrights. Focusing on different aspects of what Barker has called the Theatre of Catastrophe, an international range of academics offer illuminating interpretations of his work. Includes analyses of the political, moral and historical aspects of his writing, its poetry and eroticism, its depiction of the figure of the artist, and Barker’s writing in performance.
Includes contributions from Elisabeth Angel-Perez, Mary Karen Dahl, Helen Iball, Christine Kiehl, Charles Lamb, Chris Megson, Roger Owen, Dan Rebellato, James Reynolds, Elizabeth Sakellaridou, Andy Smith, Liz Tomlin, Heiner Zimmerman.

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Format EPUB ● Pages 240 ● ISBN 9781783192311 ● Editor Karoline Gritzner & Professor David Ian Rabey ● Publisher Oberon Books Ltd ● Published 2016 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4864980 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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