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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789133703321

Autore

Mangan Michael

Titolo

Staging ageing : theatre, performance and the narrative of decline / / Michael Mangan ; Stephanie Sarlos, cover designer ; Sarah Goldingay, cover image ; Jessica Mitchell,  production manager

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, England ; ; Chicago, Illinois : , : Intellect, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-78320-138-X

1-78320-137-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Collana

Theatre & Consciousness, , 1753-3058

Altri autori (Persone)

SarlosStephanie

GoldingaySarah

MitchellJessica

Disciplina

700.454

Soggetti

Age in the performing arts

Dramatic criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""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""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""Back Cover""