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Theatricality as medium /
Ever since Aristotle's Poetics, both the theory and the practice of theater have been governed by the assumption that it is a form of representation dominated by what Aristotle calls the "mythos," or the "plot." This conception of theater has subordinated characteristics rel...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Fordham University Press,
2004.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | Forms of living.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Ever since Aristotle's Poetics, both the theory and the practice of theater have been governed by the assumption that it is a form of representation dominated by what Aristotle calls the "mythos," or the "plot." This conception of theater has subordinated characteristics related to the theatrical medium, such as the process and place of staging, to the demands of a unified narrative. This readable, thought-provoking, and multidisciplinary study explores theatrical writings that question this aesthetical-generic conception and seek instead to work with the medium of theatric. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 408 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-400) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780823246373 082324637X 9780823235841 082323584X 0823224171 9780823224173 9780823238675 0823238679 1282698427 9781282698420 9780823247318 0823247317 9786612698422 661269842X |