Brecht and Post-1990s British Drama : Dialectical Theatre Today /: Dialectical Theatre Today. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Anja Hartl.
• Authors: Hartl, Anja
• Contents: AcknowledgementsIntroductionRevisiting Brecht's Dialectical TheatreRethinking Dialectics via Adorno and RancièreTowards a Post-Brechtian Theatre1. 'In-Yer-Face' Theatre and the Crisis of Dialectics: Mark Ravenhill's Post-Brechtian Drama in Anti-Dialectical Times 1.1 The Post-Brechtian Parable: Some Explicit Polaroids1.2 Resisting the Banal Dialectic of (Counter-)Terrorism: Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat1.3 Conclusion 2. Reimagining Brecht: David Greig's Theatre of Dissensus 2.1 Appropriating the Imagination in Dunsinane2.2 Interrupting Empathy: The Events2.3 Conclusion 3. Strategic Naivety: The Dialectic of Sincerity in Andy Smith and Tim Crouch's Work 3.1 Post-Brechtian Meta-Theatre: all that is solid melts into air3.2 The Limits of Sincerity: The Author3.3 Conclusion 4. Political Theatre Between Dialectics and Absurdity: Caryl Churchill's Twenty-First-Century Plays 4.1 Dystopian Negativity: Escaped Alone4.2 Deconstructing the Dialectic: Here We Go4.3 Conclusion Conclusion Bibliography.
• Publisher Details: London : Methuen Drama
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource (200 pages)
• Subjects: Literary studies: plays & playwrights; Performing Arts -- Theater -- History & Criticism; Performing Arts -- Theater -- Playwriting; Theatre studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781350172791; 1350172790
• Related ISBNs: 9781350172784
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