Death in modern theatre (eBook)

Stages of mortality

Adrian Curtin (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
272 Seiten
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-2471-5 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.4.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
• ISBN-10: 1-5261-2471-8 / 1526124718
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5261-2471-5 / 9781526124715