Theatre of Catastrophe

New Essays on Howard Barker

Fiction & Literature, Drama, British & Irish, Nonfiction, Entertainment, Literary Theory & Criticism
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Author: Karoline Gritzner, David Ian Rabey ISBN: 9781783192311
Publisher: Oberon Books Publication: March 2, 2016
Imprint: Oberon Books Language: English
Author: Karoline Gritzner, David Ian Rabey
ISBN: 9781783192311
Publisher: Oberon Books
Publication: March 2, 2016
Imprint: Oberon Books
Language: English

Fifteen varied essays discuss the style, language and vision of one of Britain's most influential and controversial playwrights. Focusing on different aspects of what Barker has called the Theatre of Catastrophe, an international range of academics offer illuminating interpretations of his work. It includes analyses of the political, moral and historical aspects of his writing, its poetry and eroticism, its depiction of the figure of the artist, and Barker's writing in performance.

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Fifteen varied essays discuss the style, language and vision of one of Britain's most influential and controversial playwrights. Focusing on different aspects of what Barker has called the Theatre of Catastrophe, an international range of academics offer illuminating interpretations of his work. It includes analyses of the political, moral and historical aspects of his writing, its poetry and eroticism, its depiction of the figure of the artist, and Barker's writing in performance.

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