Theory/theatre : an introduction / Mark Fortier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fortier, Mark, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--Philosophy.

Theater.

Performing arts--Philosophy.

Performing arts.

Physical Description:

195p.

Edition:

[1st ed.]

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 1997.

Summary:

Theory/Theatre: An Introduction provides a unique and engaging introduction to literary theory as it relates to theatre and performance. Mark Fortier lucidly examines current theoretical approaches, from semiotics, poststructuralism, to cultural materialism, postcolonial studies and feminist theory. Drawing upon examples from Shakespeare and Aphra Behn, to Chekhov, Artaud, Cixous and Churchill, the author examines the specific realities of theatre in order to come to a richer understanding of the relations between performance and cultural theory. Theory/Theatre: An Introduction is the only study of its kind and will be invaluable reading for new students and scholars of performance studies.

Contents:

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

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

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

Notes:

First published 1997 by Routledge.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-71921-3

1-134-71922-1

0-8442-5869-5

0-203-31873-0

1-280-32732-4

0-203-14105-9

9780203141052

OCLC:

236339501