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Theatre and death / Mark Robson.

By: Robson, Mark [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Macmillan Education, 2019Description: 78 pages ; 18 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781352006490 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Death in the theater | Tragedy | Performing Arts | Performing ArtsDDC classification: 792.1'2 Summary: This volume confronts the complex relationship between theatre and death. Taking the position that all humans need to 'live' with the reality of death, Mark Robson draws on a range of examples, from Greek theatre to contemporary practitioners, in order to testify to the potency of both theatre and death in contemporary culture. Striking and thought-provoking, this book is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Theatre and Performance, or English Literature students with an interest in tragedy.
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This volume confronts the complex relationship between theatre and death. Taking the position that all humans need to 'live' with the reality of death, Mark Robson draws on a range of examples, from Greek theatre to contemporary practitioners, in order to testify to the potency of both theatre and death in contemporary culture. Striking and thought-provoking, this book is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Theatre and Performance, or English Literature students with an interest in tragedy.

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