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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450808303321

Autore

Lamb Charles

Titolo

The Theatre of Howard Barker [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2012

ISBN

1-283-70779-9

1-134-37678-2

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Disciplina

822.914

822/.914

Soggetti

Barker, Howard

Barker, Howard - Criticism and interpretation

Barker, Howard-- Criticism and interpretation

Dramatists, English - 20th century

Playwriting

Postmodernism (Literature) - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents

Sommario/riassunto

In this second, fully revised edition of his acclaimed study of Barker's work, Charles Lamb sets out to make emotional sense of the characters and their interactions.This is a detailed exploration of the 'scene of seduction' - the challenge, the secret, the abject and the catastrophic, processes which dominate Barker's work. For Lamb, the power of Barker's plays is to be found in the exposure to the irrational and its promotion of a state of unknowing.This revised edition includes:* a new interview with Barker;* a revised introduction, * an updated bibliography