9781138334601-113833460X-The Secret Life of Theater: On the Nature and Function of Theatrical Representation

The Secret Life of Theater: On the Nature and Function of Theatrical Representation

ISBN-13: 9781138334601
ISBN-10: 113833460X
Edition: 1
Author: Brian Kulick
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Paperback 202 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781138334601
ISBN-10: 113833460X
Edition: 1
Author: Brian Kulick
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Paperback 202 pages

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The Secret Life of Theater: On the Nature and Function of Theatrical Representation (ISBN-13: 9781138334601 and ISBN-10: 113833460X), written by authors Brian Kulick, was published by Routledge in 2019. With an overall rating of 4.0 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent The Secret Life of Theater: On the Nature and Function of Theatrical Representation (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.59.

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What is the secret DNA of theater? What makes it unique from its sister arts? Why was it invented? Why does it persist? And now, in such an advanced technological age, why do we still feel compelled to return to a mode of expression that was invented over two thousand years ago? These are some of the foundational questions that are asked in this study of theater from its inception to today.

The Secret Life of Theater begins with a look at theater’s origins in Ancient Greece. Next, it moves on to examine the history and nature of theater, from Agamenon to Angels in America, through theater’s use of stage directions, revealing the many unspoken languages that are employed to communicate with its audiences. Finally, it looks at theater’s ever-shifting strategies of engendering fellow-feeling through the use of emotion, allowing the form to become a rare space where one can feel a thought and think a feeling.

In an age when many studies are concerned with the "how" of theater, this work returns us to theatre’s essential "why." The Secret Life of Theater suggests thatby reframing the question we can re-enchant this unique and ever-vital medium of expression.

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