{"product_id":"9781526191236","title":"Death in modern theatre","description":"Author: Adrian Curtin\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526191236\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jul 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath in modern theatre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 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. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt investigates the opportunities theatre affords to reflect on the end of life in a compelling and socially meaningful fashion. In 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920567976094,"sku":"ING-9781526191236","price":45.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526191236.jpg?v=1782824215","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526191236","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}