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Carnival Texts comprises three related dramatic works, all of which have as their point of departure Russian theorist Mikhail Bakhtin’s concept of carnival, a literary style designed to subvert dominant assumptions through chaos and humour. Making creative use of post-Brechtian performance theory, t...
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oapen-20.500.12657-252532021-11-08T10:17:31Z Carnival Texts MacDonald, James Arts bic Book Industry Communication::A The arts::AN Theatre studies Carnival Texts comprises three related dramatic works, all of which have as their point of departure Russian theorist Mikhail Bakhtin’s concept of carnival, a literary style designed to subvert dominant assumptions through chaos and humour. Making creative use of post-Brechtian performance theory, these texts blur the distinction between spectator and performer in a fascinating exploration of physical, moral, and cultural upheaval in a postmodern age. Performance theory is crucial to understanding how performance affects collective understanding, and this book will be of interest to a broad range of students of drama and theatre. 2019-04-16 23:55 2020-03-19 03:00:37 2020-04-01T10:32:05Z 2020-04-01T10:32:05Z 2011-04-01 book 1004841 OCN: 816848581 9781841505008 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/25253 eng application/pdf n/a 1004841.pdf Intellect 102752 dba70200-fc42-4588-b068-f9ec198260f0 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781841505008 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Bristol 102752 KU Select 2018: HSS Backlist Books Knowledge Unlatched open access |
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Carnival Texts comprises three related dramatic works, all of which have as their point of departure Russian theorist Mikhail Bakhtin’s concept of carnival, a literary style designed to subvert dominant assumptions through chaos and humour. Making creative use of post-Brechtian performance theory, these texts blur the distinction between spectator and performer in a fascinating exploration of physical, moral, and cultural upheaval in a postmodern age. Performance theory is crucial to understanding how performance affects collective understanding, and this book will be of interest to a broad range of students of drama and theatre. |
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