Death, the One and the Art of Theatre

Zusatztext 'Barkerthe most terrifying export since the football hooligan'- Daily Telegraph'One of the UK's greatest living playwrights'- The Times'A multifaceted precious stone in the midst of contemporary British theatre tradition.' - Studies in Theatre and Performance Informationen zum Autor Howard Barker is an internationally renowned playwright whose works are regularly produced throughout Europe and the US. He is widely known for his controversial and satirical explorations into contemporary tragedy! and his anti-Brechtian focus on the irrational and the catastrophic. He is often credited as a major influence on the generation of playwrights which includes Sarah Kane and Mark Ravenhill. Zusammenfassung The latest collection of Barker's distinctive and revelatory philosophical musings on theatre, this is a stunning array of speculations, deductions, prose poems and poetic aperçus that casts a unique light on the nature of tragedy, eroticism, love and theatre. Inhaltsverzeichnis No contents- Death, the One and the Art of Theatre

Product details

• Authors: Howard Barker, Barker Howard
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2004
• EAN: 9780415349871
• ISBN: 978-0-415-34987-1
• No. of pages: 112
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Dance, PERFORMING ARTS / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism, Theatre Studies, Other performing arts