Theatre and Evolution from Ibsen to Beckett
As early as the 1840s, playwrights incorporated evolutionary theory into their work, reacting to a scientific advancement that changed the world. Theatre and Evolution from Ibsen to Beckett follows evolutionary theory in mainstream European and American drama and other theatrical entertainments, including circus, pantomime, and the "missing link" show. It writes female playwrights into the theatrical record, as they explored biological determinism, gender essentialism, the maternal instinct, and the "cult of motherhood" in their work.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. "I'm Evolving!": Birds, Beasts, and Parodies
2. Confronting the Serious Side
3. "On the Contrary!": Ibsen's Evolutionary Vision
4. "Ugly... but Irresistible": Maternal Instinct on Stage
5. Edwardians and Eugenicists
6. Reproductive Issues
7. Midcentury American Engagements with Evolution
8. Beckett's "Old Muckball"
Epilogue: Staging the Anthropocene
Notes
Index
| Pm Supplier | Wiley & Sons Ltd |
|---|---|
| Pm Publisher | Columbia University Press |
| Pm Isbn 10 | 023116470X |
| Pm Isbn 13 | 9780231164702 |
| Pm Publication Date | 2015-03-20 |
| Pm Width | 152 |
| Pm Author | Shepherd-Barr,Kirsten |
| Pm Height | 24 |
| Pm Longness | 229 |
- Author: Shepherd-Barr,Kirsten
- Page Count: 384
Theatre and Evolution from Ibsen to Beckett
- Author: Shepherd-Barr,Kirsten
- Page Count: 384
