The Oral Stage - Chevrier, Michel
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This book examines the relationship between orality and Franco-Ontarian theatre and more specifically the way in which oral practices (such as traditional story-telling) have been adapted and transformed by Franco-Ontarian playwrights, actors and directors, to produce a specific poetics of performance that evolved exclusively within Franco-Ontarian society between its theatre's genesis in 1970 to 2000. The corpus is drawn from those plays written and/or performed which exhibit characteristics of oral culture, as defined by the works of such scolars as Mercia Eliade, Arnold van Gennep, Richard…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
This book examines the relationship between orality
and Franco-Ontarian theatre and more specifically
the way in which oral practices (such as traditional
story-telling) have been adapted and transformed by
Franco-Ontarian playwrights, actors and directors,
to produce a specific poetics of performance that
evolved exclusively within Franco-Ontarian society
between its theatre's genesis in 1970 to 2000. The
corpus is drawn from those plays written and/or
performed which exhibit characteristics of oral
culture, as defined by the works of such scolars as
Mercia Eliade, Arnold van Gennep, Richard Turner,
Walter Ong, Richard Bauman and others. Written in
English, the book also provides a sound introduction
to this important facet of French-Canadian
literature that may otherwise be overlooked.
Autorenporträt
In 2004, Michel Chevrier completed his doctorate on Franco-
Ontarian theatre in the School of Comparative Literary Studies
at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada where
he has also taught various courses in French, Quebecois and
Franco-Ontarian literatures.