Theatre, sacrifice, ritual : exploring forms of political theatre / Erika Fischer-Lichte.

Author/creator Fischer-Lichte, Erika
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
Descriptionviii, 290 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents Prologue : Electra's transgressions -- Reconceptualizing theatre and ritual -- Re-inventing a people's theatre : Max Reinhardt's Theatre of the five thousand -- Re-inventing ritual : the Olympic Games -- Times of revolution, times of festival : the Soviet mass spectacles, 1917-1920 -- Producing the Volk community : the Thingspiel movement 1933-36 -- Towards the rebirth of a nation : American Zionist pageants 1932-1946 -- Bringing about a crisis -- The Bacchae : dismembering the text -- The rebirth of tragedy out of the chorus -- Epilogue : renouncing sacrifice.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [271]-281) and indexes.
LCCN 2004019539
ISBN0415276756 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0415276764 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PN3203 .F57 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold