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On the Uses of the Fantastic in Modern Theatre : Cocteau, Oedipus, and the Monster /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eynat-Confino, Irène (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Series:Palgrave Studies Theatre and Performance History.
Subjects:
Cultural and Media Studies.
Gender Studies.
Literature, general.
Theatre History.
Theatre and Performance Studies.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Literature.
Sex (Psychology)
Sociology.
Theater > History.
Theater.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary: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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VII, 198 pages)
ISBN:9780230616967
DOI:10.1057/9780230616967