Theatres of contagion : transmitting early modern to contemporary performance / edited by Fintan Walsh.
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TextSeries: Methuen Drama engagePublisher: London : Methuen Drama, [2019]Copyright date: ©2020Description: xi, 216 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781350085985 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Drama -- Influence | Literature | LiteratureDDC classification: 809.2 Summary: To what extent is theatre a contagious force, capable of undoing and enlivening people and cultures? This book responds to some of the anxieties of our current political and cultural climate by exploring theatre's status as a contagious cultural force, questioning its role in the spread or control of medical, psychological and emotional conditions and phenomena. Observing a diverse range of practices from the early modern to contemporary period, the volume considers how this contagion is understood to happen and operate, its real and imagined effects, and how these have been a source of pleasure and fear for theatre makers, audiences, and authorities.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
To what extent is theatre a contagious force, capable of undoing and enlivening people and cultures? This book responds to some of the anxieties of our current political and cultural climate by exploring theatre's status as a contagious cultural force, questioning its role in the spread or control of medical, psychological and emotional conditions and phenomena. Observing a diverse range of practices from the early modern to contemporary period, the volume considers how this contagion is understood to happen and operate, its real and imagined effects, and how these have been a source of pleasure and fear for theatre makers, audiences, and authorities.
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