Ghosts : death's double and the phenomena of theatre /

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Alice Rayner examines theatre as a memorial practice that is haunted by the presence of loss, looking at how aspects of stagecraft turn familiar elements into something uncanny. Citing examples from the works of Shakespeare, Beckett, and Suzan-Lori Parks as well as the films Vertigo, Gaslight, and T...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rayner, Alice (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, ©2006.
Subjects:
Theater > Psychological aspects.
Drama > History and criticism.
Ghosts in literature.
Ghosts in motion pictures.
Théâtre > Aspect psychologique.
Théâtre (Genre littéraire) > Histoire et critique.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > History & Criticism.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Drama.
Drama
Ghosts in literature
Ghosts in motion pictures
Theater > Psychological aspects
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Alice Rayner examines theatre as a memorial practice that is haunted by the presence of loss, looking at how aspects of stagecraft turn familiar elements into something uncanny. Citing examples from the works of Shakespeare, Beckett, and Suzan-Lori Parks as well as the films Vertigo, Gaslight, and The Sixth Sense, Rayner describes time as it is employed by theatre with multiple facets of presence, duration, and passage.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxv, 205 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-199) and index.
ISBN:9780816697120
0816697124
9780816645442
0816645442
9780816645459
0816645450

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