| Description |
1 online resource (266 pages) |
| Series |
Palgrave Gothic |
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Palgrave gothic series.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction / Robert Dean -- pt. I Attractions -- 2. The Call of the Chthonic: From Titus Andronicus to X / David Ian Rabey -- 3. Death, Decay and Domesticity: The Corpse as Pivotal Stage Presence in Howard Barker's Dead Hands / Lara Maleen Kipp -- 4. Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman and the Postmodern Gothic / Catherine Rees -- pt. II Consummations -- 5. Staging Angela Carter / Frances Babbage -- 6. Little Monsters: Gothic Children and Contemporary Theatrical Performance / Kelly Jones -- 7. Uncanny Audio: The Place and Use of Sound in Gothic Performance / Richard J. Hand -- 8. The "Phan"-dom of the Opera: Gothic Fan Cultures and Intertextual Otherness / Adam Rush -- pt. III Consumptions -- 9. ̀I Hate This Job': Guiding Ripper Tours in the East End / Emma McEvoy -- 10. The Forgotten Dead: Performance, Memory and Sites of Mourning at Cross Bones Graveyard / Claire Nally -- 11. Playing in the Dark: Possession and Performance / Robert Dean -- 12. Staging the Seance: The Spirit Medium and the Gothic in Modern Theatre / Benjamin Poore -- 13. Writing the Ghost -- An Interview with Playwright Michael Punter / Benjamin Poore |
| Summary |
This ground-breaking volume is the first of its kind to examine the extraordinary prevalence and appeal of the Gothic in contemporary British theatre and performance. Chapters range from considerations of the Gothic in musical theatre and literary adaptation, to explorations of the Gothic's power to haunt contemporary playwriting, macabre tourism and site-specific performance. By taking familiar Gothic motifs, such as the Gothic body, the monster and Gothic theatricality, and bringing them to a new contemporary stage, this collection provides a fresh and comprehensive take on a popular genre. Whilst the focus of the collection falls upon Gothic drama, the contents of the book will embrace an interdisciplinary appeal to scholars and students in the fields of theatre studies, literature studies, tourism studies, adaptation studies, cultural studies, and history |
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Theater -- England -- 21st century -- History and criticism
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English drama -- 21st century -- History and criticism
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Gothic revival (Literature) -- England -- History and criticism
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Cultural studies.
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Film theory & criticism.
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Theatre studies.
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Performing Arts -- Film & Video -- General.
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Performing Arts -- Theater -- History & Criticism.
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Social Science -- General.
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Theater.
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Gothic revival (Literature)
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English drama.
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Motion pictures.
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England.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dean, Robert (Lecturer in drama), editor.
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Jones, Kelly, editor
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Poore, Benjamin, editor
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| ISBN |
1349953598 |
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134995358X |
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9781349953585 |
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9781349953608 |
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1349953601 |
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9781349959310 |
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1349959316 |
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9781349953592 |
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