The physiognomical discourse and European theatre : theory, performance, dramatic text / Maria-Christina Mur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mur, Maria-Christina, author.

Series:

Interkulturelle Begegnungen ; 2195-1160 23.

Interkulturelle Begegnungen : Studien zum Literatur- und Kulturtransfer, 2195-1160 ; 23

Language:

English

French

German

Italian

Subjects (All):

European drama--18th century--History and criticism.

European drama.

European drama--19th century--History and criticism.

Physiognomy--History--18th century.

Physiognomy.

Physiognomy--History--19th century.

Physiognomy in literature.

Theater--Europe--History--18th century.

Theater.

Theater--Europe--History--19th century.

History.

Europe.

Physical Description:

328 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt am Main ; New York : Peter Lang Edition, 2017.

Language Note:

Text in English, with scattered German, French, and Italian.

Summary:

The discourse on Physiognomy had an important influence and impact on European theatrical culture at the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth centuries. The book discusses the debate about the scientific nature of Physiognomy and its presence in acting manuals and plays in English, German, French and Italian.

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; 1. What is Physiognomy? ; 1.1 Dictionaries and encyclopaedias ; 1.2 Ideas of scientists; 2. Physiognomy and literature ; 2.1 Physiognomy and theatre; 3. State of the art; 4. Methodology ; Part I.

Performance; 1. Setting the scene; 2. Education or entertainment?; 3. Theatrical space; 4. The theory of the passions; 5. The actor and the art of acting; 5.1 Laying the foundations; 5.2 Physiognomy and Lavater ; 5.3 The passions on stage; 5.4 Movement of the muscles; 5.5 The imitation ; 5.6 The actor and his appearance

5.7 Audience's responsePart II

Fiction ; 1. Introduction; 1.1 New genres; 1.2 The corpus ; 1.3 The authors and Physiognomy; 2. Text analysis; 2.1 Subsidiary text ; 2.1.1 Introductions, pro- and epilogues, dedications; 2.1.2 The stage directions; 2.2 Main text; 2.2.1 The face as text; 2.2.2 Lavater and his "science"; 2.2.3 Adaptations ; 3. Reception; 3.1 Press reviews; 3.2 Actors' biographies; Conclusion; Bibliography; 1. Primary sources; 2. Secondary sources; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-325) and index.

ISBN:

3631727143

9783631727140

OCLC:

989033316

Publisher Number:

99975103127