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Death in modern theatre : stages of mortality

Curtin, Adrian, 1980- author

Overview

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.0In 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. --

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Subject: Death in the theater. / Drama 21st century History and criticism. / Drama 20th century History and criticism. / Drama 19th century History and criticism.
• ISBN: 9781526124708, 152612470X

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PN1650.D4 C87 2019	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE