Death in Modern Theatre

Stages of Mortality

Adrian Curtin

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Manchester University Press
15 February 2019

Theatre Studies

Series: Theatre: Theory – Practice – Performance

Death in modern theatre offers a unique account of modern Western theatre, focusing on the ways in which dramatists and theatre-makers have explored historically informed ideas about death and dying in their work. It investigates the opportunities theatre affords to reflect on the end of life in a compelling and socially meaningful fashion.

In a series of interrelated, mostly chronological, micronarratives beginning in the late nineteenth century and ending in the early twenty-first century, this book considers how and why death and dying are represented at certain historical moments using dramaturgy and aesthetics that challenge audiences' conceptions, sensibilities, and sense-making faculties. It includes a mix of well-known and lesser-known plays from an international range of dramatists and theatre-makers, and offers original interpretations through close reading and performance analysis. -- .

By: Adrian Curtin
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 463g
ISBN: 9781526124708
ISBN 10: 152612470X
Series: Theatre: Theory – Practice – Performance
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 15 February 2019
Audience: General/trade , Adult education , ELT Advanced , Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: stages of mortality 1 Beyond the veil: sensing death in symbolist theatre 2 Fantastical representations of death in First World War drama 3 The absurd drama of modern death denial 4 Theatres of catastrophe after Auschwitz and Hiroshima 5 The drama of dying in the early twenty-first century Conclusion: unending References Index -- .

Adrian Curtin is Senior Lecturer in Drama at the University of Exeter

Reviews for Death in Modern Theatre: Stages of Mortality

Adrian Curtin's Death in Modern Theatre explores a topic that is central to the study of drama, and indeed to the humanities generally. He writes with depth, clarity and insight about death, not only as an individual experience but as a communal one. He also refuses to shy away from such difficult topics as genocide, and thus enhances our understanding of theatre's capacity to speak about the unspeakable, especially in the wake of the Second World War. It does so in a style that is accessible and rigorous, shedding new light on such major figures as Maeterlinck, Toller, Ionesco, Beckett, Howard Barker, Churchill, Marina Carr and Carol Ann Duffy - while also taking time to explore a fascinating range of less familiar works and dramatists. Both informative and well informed, this is a very rich study, offering valuable ideas about how theatre uses play to represent the most serious topics. Patrick Lonergan, Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies at National University of Ireland, Galway