On the Uses of the Fantastic in Modern Theatre - Cocteau, Oedipus, and the Monster

Zusatztext "Who are the monsters in Jean Cocteau s Infernal Machine ? Eynat-Confino s absorbing study gives us all facets of this central theme of Cocteau s modern classic and the ways monstrosity relates to Cocteau s self image as homosexual and poet. A must read for readers interested in Cocteau! modern French theater! and gender and gay studies. " - John M Clum! Professor of Theater Studies and English Duke University and author of Still Acting Gay: Male Homosexuality in Modern Drama and Something for the Boys: Musical Theater and Gay Culture Informationen zum Autor IRENE EYNAT-CONFINO is Associate Professor, Department of Theatre Studies, Tel-Aviv University, Israel. Klappentext The book reveals how the fantastic is used in modern theatre as a manipulative device to encode the unspeakable and control audience response, challenging conventional readings of all authors who use the fantastic. Zusammenfassung The book reveals how the fantastic is used in modern theatre as a manipulative device to encode the unspeakable and control audience response! challenging conventional readings of all authors who use the fantastic. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction The Infernal Machine The Sphinx Laius, Tiresias, and Jocasta Oedipus Dramatic Strategies and Stratagems Cocteau and his Monster Visibility, Invisibility, and the Fantastic Ethics, Alterity, and Designed Emotion

Product details

• Authors: I Eynat-Confino, I. Eynat-Confino, Irene Eynat-Confino
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.12.2008
• EAN: 9780230608214
• ISBN: 978-0-230-60821-4
• No. of pages: 198
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History; Palgrave Studies in Theatre an; Palgrave Studies in Theatre an; Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Theater, B, Gender Studies, Literature, Sociology, Theatre Studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Literature, general, Theatre and Performance Arts, Theater—History, Theatre History, Biography, Literature & Literary studies, Theatre and Performance Studies, Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, design;drama;emotion;ethics;theatre