The Festive Play of Fernando Arrabal / Luis Oscar Arata.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arata, Luis Oscar, 1950-

Series:

Studies in Romance languages (Lexington, Ky.) ; 25.

Studies in Romance Languages ; 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arrabal, Fernando, 1932---Criticism and interpretation.

Arrabal, Fernando.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (113 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1982.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>Along with Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco, Fernando Arrabal is a major exponent of the Theater of the Absurd. In this study Arrabal's plays are seen as a contemporary expression of a festive form of theater that flourished during the Middle Ages and that had its roots in the drama of Aeschylus and Aristophanes.</P><P>With this view of Arrabal's work, Luis Arata explores the nature of play in art in the light of Jean Piaget's psychology. He thus offers a new way to approach festive and playful art.</P>

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Form of Play; 2. Armatures; 3. The World in Pieces; 4. Visions, Dreams, & Other Nightmares; 5. The Feast of Pan; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813194332

0813194334

9780813161921

0813161924

OCLC:

560266487