Death in Modern Theatre
Stages of Mortality
Seiten
2025
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-9123-6 (ISBN)
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-9123-6 (ISBN)
This book analyses representations of death and dying in modern Western theatre from the late nineteenth century onward, examining how and why historically informed conceptions of mortality are dramatized and staged. -- .
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. -- .
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. -- .
Adrian Curtin is Senior Lecturer in Drama at the University of Exeter -- .
Introduction: stages of mortality
1 Beyond the veil: sensing death in symbolist theatre
2 Fantastical representations of death in First World War drama
3 The absurd drama of modern death denial
4 Theatres of catastrophe after Auschwitz and Hiroshima
5 The drama of dying in the early twenty-first century
Conclusion: unending
References
Index -- .
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.05.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Theatre: Theory – Practice – Performance |
| Zusatzinfo | 16 black & white illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Manchester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5261-9123-7 / 1526191237 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5261-9123-6 / 9781526191236 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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