E-Book, Englisch, 204 Seiten
Chemers The Monster in Theatre History
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-315-45408-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
This Thing of Darkness
E-Book, Englisch, 204 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-315-45408-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Monsters are fragmentary, uncertain, frightening creatures. What happens when they enter the realm of the theatre?
The Monster in Theatre History explores the cultural genealogies of monsters as they appear in the recorded history of Western theatre. From the Ancient Greeks to the most cutting-edge new media, Michael Chemers focuses on a series of ‘key’ monsters including Frankenstein’s creature, werewolves, ghosts, and vampires, to reconsider what monsters in performance might mean to those who witness them.
This volume builds a clear methodology for engaging with theatrical monsters of all kinds, providing a much-needed guidebook to this fascinating hinterland.
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Foreword by Mike Carey
Introduction: The Dramaturgy of Empathy
Why Study Monsters?
The Act of Fear
The Monster as Surrogate
Chapter One: Caliban’s Legacy
How to Hunt Monsters: The Seven Theses for the Stage
Chapter Two: Prometheus the Thief
Monstrous Transgressions
Regarding Parenting
The Modern Prometheus
Chapter Three: Presumption
Staging the Creature
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The Prerogative of God
Chapter Four: The Vampire Trap
Back from the Dead
The Rise of Ruthven
The Angels of Hell
Wicked Souls, Wise Purposes
The Love that is Death
The Haemosexual Agenda
Chapter Four: Toys Are Us
The Uncanny
The Jew’s Monster
Golem on the Pulpit
An Angel Come Too Late
The Technolegacy of the Golem
Chapter Six: Boo
Phantom History
Who’s There?
The Spectre of War
Aristotle, Revenant
The Romantic Geist
Chapter Seven: Hairey Betwixt
The Reluctant Demonologist
The Werewolf Problem
Horrifying Transformations
Lupus Est
Conclusion: Defense Against the Dark Art
