On the Uses of the Fantastic in Modern Theatre

Cocteau, Oedipus, and the Monster
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-349-37496-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 269 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Eynat-Confino, I.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theatergeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft

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

Über Autor(innen)

IRENE EYNAT-CONFINO is Associate Professor, Department of Theatre Studies, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.