The Roots of Theatre [[electronic resource] ] : Rethinking Ritual and Other Theories of Origin

• Autore: Rozik Eli
• Pubblicazione: Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (385 p.)
• Disciplina: 792.01; 792/.01
• Soggetto topico: Rites and ceremonies; Theater -- Origin
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction; Part One. Theories of Origins; 1. Basic Definitions; 2. The Ritual Origin of Tragedy; 3. The Ritual Origin of Comedy; 4. The Shamanistic Source; 5. The Recreation of Theatre by Christianity; 6. The Mummers' Plays; 7. The Adoption of Theatre by Judaism; 8. Back to Aristotle; Part Two. Hedges and Boundaries; 9. Performance Theory; 10. The "Drama" of Real Life; 11. The Spirit of Carnival; 12. Culture as Play/Game; Part Three. A Theory of Roots; 13. The ""Language"" of Dreams; 14. Playing as Thinking; 15. Mythical Representation; 16. Retracing the Steps of History ; 17. Reflections and ConclusionsBibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The topic of the origins of theatre is one of the most controversial in theatre studies, with a long history of heated discussions and strongly held positions. In The Roots of Theatre, Eli Rozik enters the debate in a feisty way, offering not just another challenge to those who place theatre's origins in ritual and religion but also an alternative theory of roots based on the cultural and psychological conditions that made the advent of theatre possible.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Roots of Theatre
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450800903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies Theatre Hist & Culture