TY  - BOOK
AU  - Walsh,Fintan
TI  - Theatres of contagion: transmitting early modern to contemporary performance 
T2  - Methuen Drama engage
SN  - 9781350085985 (hbk.) :
U1  - 809.2 23
PY  - 2019///]
CY  - London
PB  - Methuen Drama
KW  - Drama
KW  - Influence
KW  - Literature
KW  - eflch
KW  - ukslc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized
N2  - 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
ER  -