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100 1 _aMorgan, Margot
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245 1 0 _aPolitics and theatre in twentieth-century Europe
_h[Texte imprimé] :
_bimagination and resistance /
_cMargot Morgan
260 _aNew York :
_bPalgrave Macmillan,
_c2013
300 _a1 vol. (X-212 p.) ;
_c24 cm
490 1 _aCritical political theory and radical practice
520 _a"By examining four playwrights - George Bernard Shaw, Bertolt Brecht, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Eugene Ionesco - Politics and Theatre in Twentieth-Century Europe looks at how political theatre has unraveled in the modern era due to the 'art of separation,' wherein political concerns have been removed from the realm of theatre. When political theorists often discuss theatre, they do so mainly within the confines of ancient Greek playwrights, overlooking the salient and meaningful political discourse within more contemporary literature. Focusing squarely on the political elements of Shaw, Brecht, Sarte, and Ionesco, Morgan reintroduces political discourse into discussions of theatre - linking playwright to political philosopher, and their literature to the greater field of political discourse"--
_cProvided by publisher
504 _aBibliogr. p. [191]-199
520 _a"Much has been written about the importance of ancient theatre for political theory. In Politics and Theatre in Twentieth-Century Europe, Margot Morgan broadens that discussion by focusing on four of the most important playwrights of the twentieth century: George Bernard Shaw, Bertolt Brecht, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Eug Ionesco. Against the threats of totalitarianism, war, and political isolation, they used theatre to champion the dignity of the individual, the strength of the community, and the power of the imagination. Morgan explicates the lives and works of these playwrights and sees their innovations in theatre as providing a model for political practice"--
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505 8 _aMachine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction: Political Theatre as Political Theory -- 2. George Bernard Shaw: The Theatre of Bourgeois Radicalism -- 3. Bertolt Brecht: The Theatre of Proletarian Revolution -- 4. Jean-Paul Sartre: The Theatre of Situations -- 5. Eugene Ionesco: The Theatre of the Absurd -- 6. Conclusion: Political Theatre as Political Practice
653 _aTheater--Europe--History--20th century
653 _aTheater--Political aspects--Europe--History--20th century
653 _aEuropean drama--20th century--History and criticism
830 0 _aCritical political theory and radical practice (Palgrave Macmillan, New York)
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