Martin Crimps Power Plays - Intertextuality, Sexuality, Desire

This book covers playwright Martin Crimp's recent work showing how it captures the nuances in our interpersonal contemporary experience.
Examining the bold and exciting body of writing by Crimp, the book delves into his depiction of intersections between narratives, as well as between private and public, through an honest look at power structures and shifts, marriages and relationships, sexuality, and desire.
This book will be of great interest to students and scholars in Drama, Theatre and Performance, English Literature, and Opera Studies.

List of contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction - Surveying the Battleground: Martin Crimp's Relationscapes
Chapter 1 - Imitating Art: Fiction Pieces and Short Plays
Chapter 2 - Mating for Life: Men Asleep
Chapter 3 - Handling with Care: Cyrano de Bergerac and When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other
Chapter 4 - Falling Tragically: The Rest Will Be Familiar to You from Cinema and Lessons in Love and Violence
Afterword - Forever Cruel and Tender

Index

About the author

Vicky Angelaki is Professor in English Literature at Mid Sweden University.

Summary

This book covers playwright Martin Crimp’s recent work showing how it captures the nuances in our interpersonal contemporary experience.

Product details

• Authors: Vicky Angelaki
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032344331
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3234433-1
• No. of pages: 112
• Series: Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; DRAMA / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Direction & Production, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Opera, Opera, Creative writing & creative writing guides, Creative writing and creative writing guides, Plays, Playscripts, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / General, Theatre Direction & Production, Theatre direction and production