Theatre and Evolution from Ibsen to Beckett /

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Evolutionary theory made its stage debut as early as the 1840s, reflecting a scientific advancement that was fast changing the world. Tracing this development in dozens of mainstream European and American plays, as well as in circus, vaudeville, pantomime, and "missing link" performances,...

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Autor principal: Shepherd-Barr, Kirsten (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2015]
Temas:
Evolution (Biology).
Science and the arts > History.
Science > Social aspects > History.
Theater and society > History.
PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. "I'm Evolving!": Birds, Beasts, and Parodies
  • 2. Confronting the Serious Side
  • 3. "On the Contrary!": Ibsen's Evolutionary Vision
  • 4. "Ugly . . . but Irresistible": Maternal Instinct on Stage
  • 5. Edwardians and Eugenicists
  • 6. Reproductive Issues
  • 7. Midcentury American Engagements with Evolution
  • 8. Beckett's "Old Muckball"
  • Epilogue: Staging the Anthropocene
  • Notes
  • Index

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