Carnival Texts |
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Author:
| MacDonald, James |
Series title: | Playtext Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-283-16274-6 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2011 |
Publisher: | Intellect, Limited
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $16.44 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionCarnival 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 range of students of drama and theatre."