Art and politics : psychoanalysis, ideology, theatre

Art and politics : psychoanalysis, ideology, theatre / Walter A. Davis.

Author/creator	Davis, Walter A.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	London ; Ann Arbor, Mich. : Pluto Press, 2007.
Description	xv, 176 pages ; 22 cm
Subject(s)	Theater--United States --History --20th century.

Contents	Pt. 1. THE CORRIE CONTROVERSY : A DRAMA IN THREE ACTS. The play's the thing : Censorship, theatre and ideology -- Mendacity : The prospects of progressive theatre under capitalism -- Beyond the Corrie controversy : Manifesto for a progressive theatre -- Pt. 2. IDEOLOGY : THE HEART OF THE ULCER. The trouble with truffles : On the ideological paralysis of the left -- The humanist tradition : The philosophical and rhetorical roots of ideological paralysis -- Pt. 3. THE WAY OUT OF THE CAVE. Overture : "Happy Birthday, Sam!" -- The knot at the center : The tragic structure of experience -- An evening with JonBenét Ramsey -- Between two deaths : Life on the row.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-175) and index.
ISBN	9780745326481
ISBN	074532648X

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PN2266.5 .D38 2007	✔ Available	Place Hold