Theatre & violence /

Throughout history, theatre has allowed actors and audiences to consider the possibilities and realities of violence. This book explores the use of violence in theatre and its effect on spectators. Critically engaging with examples of stage combat, rape, terrorism, wrestling and historical re-enactm...

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Đã lưu trong:
Chi tiết về thư mục
Tác giả chính: Nevitt, Lucy (Tác giả)
Định dạng: Sách
Được phát hành: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Loạt:Theatre&.
Những chủ đề:
Mục lục:
  • Two examples of spectating violence
  • Thinking about theatre and violence
  • Spectatorship
  • Cause and effect
  • The act of showing : performativity and ideology
  • History and canonical evidence
  • Actuality and simulation
  • Beyond performance
  • Conclusion.