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Tragicomedy and Contemporary Culture

- Play and Performance from Beckett to Shepard

About Tragicomedy and Contemporary Culture

This study examines the historical relationship between tragicomedy in the modernist theatre and the performative culture of Western consumer societies. Tragicomedy is seen as unique becuae of the existential playfulness and confusion of its protagonists, and because of its muted vision of apocalypse in the nuclear age.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780333448793
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 170
  • Published:
  • September 22, 1991
  • Dimensions:
  • 140x216x15 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 380 g.
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Expected delivery: December 8, 2024

Description of Tragicomedy and Contemporary Culture

This study examines the historical relationship between tragicomedy in the modernist theatre and the performative culture of Western consumer societies. Tragicomedy is seen as unique becuae of the existential playfulness and confusion of its protagonists, and because of its muted vision of apocalypse in the nuclear age.

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