In 'Utopia in Performance', Jill Dolan traces the sense of visceral, emotional and social connection that we experience at the theatre, connections that allow us to feel for a moment not what a better world might look like, but what it might feel like, and how that hopeful utopi…
"This new edition includes more detailed explanation of key ideas, new question sections at the end of each chapter to help the reader approach performances from specific theoretical perspectives, and an annotated further reading section and glossary." "Theory/Theatre is invalua…
"This new edition includes more detailed explanation of key ideas, new question sections at the end of each chapter to help the reader approach performances from specific theoretical perspectives, and an annotated further reading section and glossary." "Theory/Theatre is invalua…
Main description: In the course of the 20th century there was a growing discrepancy between literary dramatics and the modern stage which led to serious dislocations. Nowadays we are faced with a multiplicity of theatrical texts which can no longer be described using the categor…
The ethics of theatricality/the theatricality of ethics -- Kant: sincerity and the problem of imperfection -- The trouble with lying: Kant, character, and self-congruence -- Virtuous hypocrisy: incongruence in Kant's quest for character -- Kierkegaard: sincerity and the problem …
