Böcker i Theatre Symposium-serien

A collection of pieces examining the theatre's role in fostering a culture enamoured of violence. Areas covered include violence as an integral part of dramatic text and performance, facets of the staging of violence, and examples of theatrical violence at the fringes of social acceptability.

Features essays that illustrate the range of material that falls under the heading 'comedy' as it is played on stage. This volume includes essays that address the improvisational nature of 'Commedia'; and the roots of laughter and the expectations inherent in presenting 'old schtick' to a new generation.

Selected from papers presented at the April 2005 Southeastern Theatre Conference's annual symposium, these essays probe the relationships between theater, war, and propaganda by examining theatrical responses to World War II, Vietnam, and the aftermath of 9/11.

Inasmuch as drama seeks to keep an audience engaged, it takes on rhetorical qualities. Similarly, rhetorical endeavour may employ dramatic appeal. Centuries ago, Aristotle's pieces, ""The Rhetoric"" and ""The Poetic"" generated thought on the subject, explored here by contemporary theorists.

The divergent cultures of East and West in drama and the impact when they meet is discussed in this volume. It covers three topics: ""Kabuki"" and the West; crosscurrents in the drama; and theatrical influences between East and West.

This collection of essays explores the various ways that ""maleness"" and ""femaleness"" were depicted on stage and influenced theatre in the Victorian era.

This work addresses issues of race and ethnicity on the southern stage, in plays about the South, and in public performances, including minstrel shows, vaudeville, melodrama, puppetry, folk dramas, musical, social realism, and the public theatres of criminal justice and political propaganda.

Investigates how the theatre has been perceived as a source of moral anxiety and as an instrument of moral and social reform. This work also includes essays on the controversy surrounding Tony Kushner's ""Angels"" in America, where officials attempted to censor the production, a reminder that artistic freedom cannot be taken for granted.