Carnival texts three plays for ensemble performance
Carnival Texts comprises three related dramatic works, all of which have as their point of departure Russian theorist Mikhail Bakhtin's concept of carnival, a literary style designed to subvert dominant assumptions through chaos and humour. Making creative use of post-Brechtian performance theo...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bristol :
Intellect
2011.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009436138206719 |
| Sumario: | Carnival Texts comprises three related dramatic works, all of which have as their point of departure Russian theorist Mikhail Bakhtin's concept of carnival, a literary style designed to subvert dominant assumptions through chaos and humour. Making creative use of post-Brechtian performance theory, these texts blur the distinction between spectator and performer in a fascinating exploration of physical, moral, and cultural upheaval in a postmodern age. Performance theory is crucial to understanding how performance affects collective understanding, and this book will be of interest to a broad ra |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (250 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781283162746 9786613162748 9781841505008 |
| Acceso: | Open access |
