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Death in modern theatre : stages of mortality / Adrian Curtin.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Curtin, Adrian, 1980- author.
Series:
Theatre (Manchester, England)
Theatre
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Death in the theater.
Drama--21st century--History and criticism.
Drama.
Drama--20th century--History and criticism.
Drama--19th century--History and criticism.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiv, 257 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019.
Summary:
This title analyses representations of death and dying in modern Western theatre from the late 19th century onward, examining how and why historically informed conceptions of mortality are dramatised and staged.
Contents:
Introduction : stages of mortality
Beyond the veil : sensing death in symbolist theatre
Fantastical representations of death in First World War drama
The absurd drama of modern death denial
Theatres of catastrophe after Auschwitz and Hiroshima
The drama of dying in the early twenty-first century
Conclusion : unending.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 25, 2026).
ISBN:
9781526124722
1526124726
9781526124715
1526124718
OCLC:
1088892451

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