Stages of Terror: Terrorism, Ideology, and Coercion as Theatre History
"Every now and then a book comes along so startling in its ingenuity, so crisp and invigorating in its perception and argument, so revealing in its investigation of its subject matter, that one is forced to reevaluate, reconsider, and restructure one's understanding and one's perspectives on theatre, discourse, and history. Such a book is Anthony Kubiak's Stages of Terror." —Theatre Studies" . . . quite compelling. It is rich and complete while leaving plenty of room for further development . . . " —Text and Performance QuarterlyUsing Aristotle's Poetics as its point of departure, Anthony Kubiak traces the forms or "stages" of terror as a cultural and performative principle through English Renaissance and Restoration plays, through the modern and postmodern, to contemporary terrorist "theatres."
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Stages of Terror: Terrorism, Ideology, and Coercion as Theatre History
"Every now and then a book comes along so startling in its ingenuity, so crisp and invigorating in its perception and argument, so revealing in its investigation of its subject matter, that one is forced to reevaluate, reconsider, and restructure one's understanding and one's perspectives on theatre, discourse, and history. Such a book is Anthony Kubiak's Stages of Terror." —Theatre Studies" . . . quite compelling. It is rich and complete while leaving plenty of room for further development . . . " —Text and Performance QuarterlyUsing Aristotle's Poetics as its point of departure, Anthony Kubiak traces the forms or "stages" of terror as a cultural and performative principle through English Renaissance and Restoration plays, through the modern and postmodern, to contemporary terrorist "theatres."
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780253206633 |
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| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Publication date: | 10/22/1991 |
| Pages: | 206 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.50(w) x 9.75(h) x (d) |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |
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