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UNINA9910465955903321 |
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Autore |
Cousin Geraldine |
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Titolo |
Playing for time [[electronic resource] ] : stories of lost children, ghosts and the endangered present in contemporary theatre / / Geraldine Cousin |
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Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2007 |
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1-78170-097-4 |
1-84779-168-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (186 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English drama - 20th century - History and criticism |
English drama - 20th century - Themes, motives |
Missing children |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; 1 The collapsing house; 2 Past present: dramatisations of 'return'; 3 Enter the revenant; 4 Nunc Instantis: Arcadia and Copenhagen; 5 Stories of lost futures; 6 The Skriker's progeny; 7 Blood sacrifice; 8 Daughters' tales; 9 Coram Boy: a final story; Bibliography; Index; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Playing for time explores connections between theatre time, the historical moment and fictional time. Geraldine Cousin persuasively argues that a crucial characteristic of contemporary British theatre is its preoccupation with instability and danger, and traces images of catastrophe and loss in a wide range of recent plays and productions.The diversity of the texts that are examined is a major strength of the book. In addition to plays by contemporary dramatists, Cousin analyses staged adaptations of novels, and productions of plays by Euripides, Strindberg and Priestley. A key focus is Stephe |
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