Carnival Texts
：Three plays for ensemble performance
( 1 )
Publication subTitle ：Three plays for ensemble performance
Publication series ：1
Publisher： Intellect Books
Publication year： 2014
E-ISBN: 9781841505008
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781841504162
Subject： I1 World Literature;I106.8 Childrens Literature;J0 Art Theory;N49 popular editions
Keyword： 世界文学,艺术理论
Language： ENG
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Description
Carnival Texts comprises three related dramatic works, all of which have as their point of departure Russian theorist Mikhail Bakhtin’s concept of carnival, a literary style designed to subvert dominant assumptions through chaos and humour. Making creative use of post-Brechtian performance theory, these texts blur the distinction between spectator and performer in a fascinating exploration of physical, moral, and cultural upheaval in a postmodern age. Performance theory is crucial to understanding how performance affects collective understanding, and this book will be of interest to a broad range of students of drama and theatre.