Playing for time : Stories of lost children, ghosts and the endangered present in contemporary theatre.

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Playing for time explores connections between theatre time, the historical moment and fictional time. Geraldine Cousin persuasively argues that a crucial characteristic of contemporary British theatre is its preoccupation with instability and danger, and traces images of catastrophe and loss in a wi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cousin, Geraldine
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2007.
Temas:
1900-1999
English drama > 20th century > History and criticism.
English drama > 20th century > Themes, motives.
Missing children > Drama.
Anxiety > Drama.
Théâtre anglais > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Théâtre anglais > 20e siècle > Thèmes, motifs.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Renaissance.
Anxiety
English drama
English drama > Themes, motives
Missing children
An Inspector Calls.
Beslan massacre.
Far Away.
Frozen.
Hecuba.
Soham murders.
fictional time.
historical moment.
lost children.
theatre time.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Drama
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; 1 The collapsing house; 2 Past present: dramatisations of 'return'; 3 Enter the revenant; 4 Nunc Instantis: Arcadia and Copenhagen; 5 Stories of lost futures; 6 The Skriker's progeny; 7 Blood sacrifice; 8 Daughters' tales; 9 Coram Boy: a final story; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z.

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