On the Uses of the Fantastic in Modern Theatre: Cocteau, Oedipus, and the Monster (Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

On the Uses of the Fantastic in Modern Theatre: Cocteau, Oedipus, and the Monster (Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History) Book

On the Uses of the Fantastic in Modern Theatre : Hardback : Palgrave Macmillan : 9780230608214 : 0230608213 : 12 Dec 2008 : The book reveals how the fantastic is used in modern theatre as a manipulative device to encode the unspeakable and control audience response, challenging conventional readings of all authors who use the fantastic.Read More

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    In this innovative reading, Irene Eynat-Confino offers an explanation for the higher effectiveness of the fantastic in theatre. Taking Cocteau’s masterpiece The Infernal Machine as a case study, she also reveals that when the fantastic is introduced within a realistic context, it encodes and conveys unconventional notions. The book addresses such issues as identity, the Oedipus myth and Freud, homosexuality and homophobia, marginality, and the role of the artist in society.

  • 0230608213
  • 9780230608214
  • Irene Eynat-Confino
  • 12 December 2008
  • Palgrave Macmillan
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 208
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