New War Plays - From Kane to Harris

Informationen zum Autor Julia Boll is a Marie Curie Fellow in literature and theatre at the University of Konstanz's Zukunftskolleg and teaches in the Department of Literature. Klappentext How can war be represented on stage? How does the theatre examine the structures leading to violence and war and explore their transformation of societies? Springing from the discussion about 'New Wars' in the age of globalisation! this interdisciplinary study demonstrates how these 'New Wars' bring forth new plays about war. Zusammenfassung How can war be represented on stage? How does the theatre examine the structures leading to violence and war and explore their transformation of societies? Springing from the discussion about 'New Wars' in the age of globalisation! this interdisciplinary study demonstrates how these 'New Wars' bring forth new plays about war. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements INTRODUCTION 1. War 2. Taboo 3. Testimony 4. Palimpsest CONCLUSION Appendix: Summaries of Plays Bibliography Index

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Acknowledgements INTRODUCTION 1. War 2. Taboo 3. Testimony 4. Palimpsest CONCLUSION Appendix: Summaries of Plays Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: J Boll, J. Boll, Julia Boll
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2013
• EAN: 9781349460809
• ISBN: 978-1-349-46080-9
• No. of pages: 197
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre; Theater, B, Literature, Cultural Studies, Performing Arts, Cultural Theory, Theatre Studies, Literary theory, Literature, general, Culture—Study and teaching, Theatre and Performance Arts, Theater—History, Theatre History, Biography, Literature & Literary studies, Literature—Philosophy, Palgrave Theatre & Performance Collection, Theatre and Performance Studies