Theory/theatre : an introduction / Mark Fortier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fortier, Mark, 1953- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--Philosophy.

Theater.

Physical Description:

x, 248 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

Theory/Theatre is a unique and highly engaging introduction to literary theory as it relates to theatre and performance. It is a brilliantly clear and readable examination of current theoretical approaches, from semiotics and poststructuralism, through cultural materialism, postcolonial studies and feminist theory. In this, the third and fully revised edition of this now classic text, Mark Fortier particularly expands and updates the sections on: queer theory postmarxist theory technology and virtuality post-colonialism and race Also including completely new writing on cognitive science, fast becoming a cornerstone of theatre and performance theory, this revised edition is an indispensable addition to every theatre student's collection. n indispensable addition to every theatre student's collection.

Contents:

1 Theatre, life and language: semiotics, phenomenology and deconstruction 13

Semiotics 14

Phenomenology 28

Post-structuralism and deconstruction 46

2 Subjectivity and theatre: psychoanalytic, gender and reader-response theory 65

Psychoanalytic theory 67

Feminist and gender theory 85

Reader-response and reception theory 109

3 World and theatre: materialist, postmodern and post-colonial theory 124

Materialist theory 125

Postmodern theory 144

Post-colonial theory 164.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138902046

9781138902039

1138902039

1138902047

OCLC:

923728124

Publisher Number:

99967987128