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UNISA996390188203316 |
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Kettlewell John <1653-1695.> |
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Death made comfortable, or, The way to dye well [[electronic resource] ] : consisting of directions for an holy and an happy death : together with an office for the sick and for certain kinds of bodily illness, and for dying persons, and proper prayers upon the death of friends / / by John Kettlewell . |
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London, : Printed for Robert Kettlewell ..., MDCXCV [1695] |
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[3], xi, [1], 330, [14] p |
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Death |
Devotional literature |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Errata: p. [8] at end. |
Advertisements: prelim. p. [1] and p. [9]-[14] at end. |
Reproduction of original in the Huntington Library. |
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UNINA9910791855403321 |
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Bailes Sara Jane |
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Performance theatre and the poetics of failure : forced entertainment, Goat Island, Elevator Repair Service / / Sara Jane Bailes |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
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1-136-93243-7 |
1-283-03779-3 |
9786613037794 |
1-136-93244-5 |
0-203-84617-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction : failure and representation -- World(s) after a different image : Marxism, slapstick, punk -- Profane illumination : theatre and Forced Entertainment -- News from nowhere : Goat Island Performance Group -- Dislocations of practice : Elevator Repair Service -- Afterword. |
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What does it mean to ""fail"" in performance? How might staging failure reveal theatre's potential to expand our understanding of social, political and everyday reality? What can we learn from performances that expose and then celebrate their ability to fail? In Performance Theatre and the Poetics of Failure, Sara Jane Bailes begins with Samuel Beckett and considers failure in performance as a hopeful strategy. She examines the work of internationally acclaimed UK and US experimental theatre companies Forced Entertainment, Goat Island and Elevator Repair Service, addressing |
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