Theory/Theatre: An Introduction

by Fortier; Mark

• ISBN13: 9780415254373
• ISBN10: 041525437X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2002-06-21
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This is a new and enlarged edition of Mark Fortier's very successful and widely used essential text for students.Theory/Theatreprovides a unique and engaging introduction to literary theory as it relates to theatre and performance. Fortier lucidly examines current theoretical approaches, from semiotics, postructuralism, through cultural materialism, postcolonial studies and feminist theory.Theory/Theatreis still the only study of its kind and is invaluable reading for beginning students and scholars of performance studies.

Author Biography

Mark Fortier is Associate Professor of English at the University of Winnipeg.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vi
Introduction	p. 1
Theatre, life and language: semiotics, phenomenology and deconstruction	p. 17
Semiotics	p. 19
Phenomenology	p. 37
Post-structuralism and deconstruction	p. 58
Subjectivity and theatre: psychoanalytic, gender and reader-response theory	p. 82
Psychoanalytic theory	p. 84
Feminist and gender theory	p. 107
Reader-response and reception theory	p. 132
World and theatre: materialist, postmodern and post-colonial theory	p. 151
Materialist theory	p. 153
Postmodern theory	p. 173
Post-colonial theory	p. 192
Conclusion	p. 217
Glossary	p. 223
Further Reading	p. 235
Bibliography	p. 238
Index	p. 258
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