Death in modern theatre: Stages of mortality

Death In Modern Theatre Offers A Unique Account Of Modern Western Theatre, Focusing On The Ways In Which Dramatists And Theatre-makers Have Explored Historically Informed Ideas About Death And Dying In Their Work. It Investigates The Opportunities Theatre Affords To Reflect On The End Of Life In A Compelling And Socially Meaningful Fashion.0in A Series Of Interrelated, Mostly Chronological, Micronarratives Beginning In The Late Nineteenth Century And Ending In The Early Twenty-first Century, This Book Considers How And Why Death And Dying Are Represented At Certain Historical Moments Using Dramaturgy And Aesthetics That Challenge Audiences' Conceptions, Sensibilities, And Sense-making Faculties. It Includes A Mix Of Well-known And Lesser-known Plays From An International Range Of Dramatists And Theatre-makers, And Offers Original Interpretations Through Close Reading And Performance Analysis. -- Adrian Curtin. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 243-253) And Index.