The Critical Panopticon Essays in the Theatre and Contemporary Aesthetics |
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| Author:
| Kowsar, Mohammad |
| Series title: | American University Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8204-1561-1 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1991 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang Publishing, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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A collection of essays that stands witness to the diverse methodologies which have shaped contemporary readings of dramatic texts and analyses of play productions. The essays exhibit a pluralistic approach to aesthetics, incorporating conceptual discoveries in modern philosophy, psychology, political thought, linguistics, semiology, and social anthropology. The works of such authors as Louis Althusser, Gilles Deleuze and Jean-François Lyotard are studied for their relevance to a new...
More DescriptionA collection of essays that stands witness to the diverse methodologies which have shaped contemporary readings of dramatic texts and analyses of play productions. The essays exhibit a pluralistic approach to aesthetics, incorporating conceptual discoveries in modern philosophy, psychology, political thought, linguistics, semiology, and social anthropology. The works of such authors as Louis Althusser, Gilles Deleuze and Jean-François Lyotard are studied for their relevance to a new understanding of drama and theatre criticism.