Rethinking Character in Contemporary British Theatre: Aesthetics, Politics, Subjectivity 9783110333916, 9783110403909

The category of theatrical character has been swiftly dismissed in the academic reception of no-longer-dramatic texts an

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English Pages 240 Year 2015

Rethinking Character in Contemporary British Theatre: Aesthetics, Politics, Subjectivity
9783110333916, 9783110403909

The category of theatrical character has been swiftly dismissed in the academic reception of no-longer-dramatic texts an

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Literature, film, and television have become obsessed with the intersection of survival and choice. Jane Elliott analyze

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