Art and Politics: Psychoanalysis, Ideology, Theatre
Author:   Walter A. Davis
Publisher:   Pluto Press
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9780745326474


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   20 December 2006
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Art and Politics: Psychoanalysis, Ideology, Theatre


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Author:   Walter A. Davis
Publisher:   Pluto Press
Imprint:   Pluto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.254kg
ISBN:  

9780745326474


ISBN 10:   0745326471
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   20 December 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

PART ONE-THE CORRIE CONTROVERSY: A DRAMA IN THREE ACTS 1. The Play's the Thing: Censorship, Theatre and Ideology 2. Mendacity: Progressive Theatre Under Capitalism 3. Beyond the Corrie Controversy: Manifesto for a Radical Theatre PART TWO-IDEOLOGY: THE HEART OF THE ULCER 4. The Trouble With Truffles: On the Ideological Paralysis of the Left 5. The Humanist Tradition: The Philosophic and Rhetorical Roots of Ideological Paralysis PART THREE-THE WAY OUT OF THE CAVE Overture-Happy Birthday, Sam 6. The Knot at the Center: The Tragic Structure of Experience 7. An Evening With JonBenét Ramsey 8. Between Two Deaths: Life on the Row Notes Index

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The right wing has of course attempted to censor shows involving sex and religion. Davis admits to having a left wing view and it is refreshing to see that he is capable of recognizing the problems in his own side of the political spectrum. -- Books-On-Line


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Walter A. Davis is Professor Emeritus in the Department of English at Ohio State University. He is the author of Art and Politics: Psychoanalysis, Ideology, Theatre (Pluto, 2006) and Death's Dream Kingdom: The American Psyche Since 9-11 (Pluto, 2006).

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