Postdramatic Theatre
Author:   Hans-Thies Lehmann (Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitat, Germany) ,  Karen Juers-Munby (University of Huddersfield)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   New edition
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9780415268134


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   01 February 2006
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Hans-Thies Lehmann (Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitat, Germany) ,  Karen Juers-Munby (University of Huddersfield)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.360kg
ISBN:  

9780415268134


ISBN 10:   0415268133
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   01 February 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface to the English Edition 1. Prologue 2. Drama Drama and Theatre Drama and Dialectic 3. Pre-histories Towards a Prehistory of Postdramatic Theatre A Short Look Back at the Historical Avant-gardes 4. Panorama of Postdramatic Theatre Beyond Dramatic Action: Ceremony, Voices in Space, Landscape Postdramatic Theatrical Signs Examples 5. Performance Theatre and Performance The Present of Performance 6. Aspects: Text - Space - Time - Body - Media Text Space Time Body Media 7. Epilogue 8. Afterword Notes Bibliography Index

Reviews

'This is a provocative, illuminating and stimulating book that will undoubtedly become as essential a text in English theatre scholarship as it already has in continental Europe.' -- Marvin Carlson, Theatre Research International 'This groundbreaking study [is] an inventive response to the emergence of new technologies.' - International Theatre Informations 'This is an important book, already elbowing its way into the forefront of English-language critical discourse on theatre...' --TDR


Author Information

Hans-Thies Lehmann is Professor of Theatre Studies at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universitat, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. His numerous publications include Theater und Mythos (1991) on the constitution of the subject in ancient Greek tragedy, Writing the Political (2002) and, with Patrick Primavesi, Heiner Muller Handbuch (2004). Karen Jurs-Munby is Senior Lecturer in Drama, Theatre and Performance at the University of Huddersfield.

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