Monster in Theatre History

This Thing of Darkness

AvMichael Chemers

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Monsters are fragmentary, uncertain, frightening creatures. What happens when they enter the realm of the theatre?The Monster in Theatre History explores the cultural genealogies of monsters as they appear in the recorded history of Western theatre. From the Ancient Greeks to the most cutting-edge new media, Michael Chemers focuses on a series of ‘key’ monsters, including Frankenstein’s creature, werewolves, ghosts, and vampires, to reconsider what monsters in performance might mean to those who witness them.This volume builds a clear methodology for engaging with theatrical monsters of all kinds, providing a much-needed guidebook to this fascinating hinterland.

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Utgivningsdatum:2017-08-01
Mått:138 x 216 x 15 mm
Vikt:540 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:186
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781138210899

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Michael Chemers is an Associate Professor of Theater Arts at the University of California Santa Cruz, USA.

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword by Mike CareyIntroduction: The Dramaturgy of EmpathyWhy Study Monsters?The Act of FearThe Monster as SurrogateChapter One: Caliban’s LegacyHow to Hunt Monsters: The Seven Theses for the StageChapter Two: Prometheus the ThiefMonstrous TransgressionsRegarding ParentingThe Modern PrometheusChapter Three: Presumption"-----"The Prerogative of GodChapter Four: The Vampire TrapBack from the DeadThe Rise of Ruthven Angels of HellWicked Souls, Wise PurposesThe Love that is DeathThe Haemosexual AgendaChapter Four: Toys Are UsThe UncannyThe Jew’s MonsterGolem on the PulpitAn Angel Come Too LateThe Technolegacy of the GolemChapter Six: BooPhantom HistoryWho’s There?The Spectre of WarAristotle, RevenantThe Romantic GeistChapter Seven: Hairey BetwixtThe Werewolf ProblemHorrifying TransformationsLupus Est HomoConclusionDefense Against the Dark Art