Fangs of malice : hypocrisy, sincerity, and acting /

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The idea that actors are hypocrites and fakes and therefore dangerous to society was widespread in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Fangs of Malice examines the equation between the vice of hypocrisy and the craft of acting as it appears in antitheatrical tracts, in popular and high culture...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wikander, Matthew H. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2002.
Colección:Studies in theatre history and culture.
Temas:
Acting > Psychological aspects.
Theater and society.
Actors > Social life and customs.
Art dramatique > Aspect psychologique.
Théâtre et société.
Acteurs > Mœurs et coutumes.
PERFORMING ARTS > Acting & Auditioning.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > History & Criticism.
Acting > Psychological aspects
Theater and society
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The idea that actors are hypocrites and fakes and therefore dangerous to society was widespread in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Fangs of Malice examines the equation between the vice of hypocrisy and the craft of acting as it appears in antitheatrical tracts, in popular and high culture, and especially in plays of the period. Rousseau and others argue that actors, expert at seeming other than they are, pose a threat to society; yet dissembling seems also to be an inevitable consequence of human social intercourse.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxii, 238 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1587294176
9781587294174

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