Overview

How can plays and performances, past and present, inform our understanding of ageing? Drawing primarily on the Western dramatic canon, on contemporary British theater, on popular culture, and on paratheatrical practices, Staging Ageing investigates theatrical engagement with ageing from the Greek chorus to Reminiscence Theater. It also explores the relationship of the plays, performances, and practices to the material, social, and ideological conditions that produced them. A seminal work on the cultural past and present of ageing, the book will find grateful audiences not only among scholars but also among theater and health care professionals.

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Author:   Michael Mangan
Publisher:   Intellect
Imprint:   Intellect Books
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.528kg
ISBN:  

9781783200139

ISBN 10:   1783200138
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   15 January 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Mind, Body and Ageing in Drama, Theatre and Performance  Part I: Frames and Contexts Chapter 1: On Gerontology Chapter 2: On Age, Stage and Consciousness Part II: Tragedy and Comedy Chapter 3: On Liminality and Late Style: Oedipus at Colonus Chapter 4: On Negative Stereotypes in Classical and Medieval Drama Chapter 5: On Sex and the Senex: English Restoration Comedy Chapter 6: On Dirty Old Men and Trickster Figures Part III: Memories Chapter 7: On Memory and Its Modes Chapter 8: On Reminiscence, Interaction and Intervention Part IV: The Value(s) of Old Age Chapter 9: On Longevity Chapter 10: On Institutions  Chapter 11: On Song and Dance Epilogue: The Amazing One-Hundred-and-Sixty-One-Year-Old Woman

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'Mangan has written a key text on the subject that widens the debate and lays the ground for further study'

Author Information

Michael Mangan holds the Chair in Drama at Exeter University. His main research interests lie in the broad area of theatre and society: more specifically, he has published books, articles and papers on the subjects of: theatre and gender, Shakespeare and Renaissance theatre, the cultural history of popular performance, and contemporary British theatre. He has also worked as a playwright, a director, a literary manager, a dramaturg and an actor.

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