Michael Chemers

The Monster in Theatre History (eBook, ePUB)

This Thing of Darkness

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Monster in Theatre History explores the cultural genealogies of monsters as they appear in the recorded history of Western theatre. From the Ancient Greeks to the most cutting-edge new media, Michael Chemers reconsiders what monsters in performance might mean to those who witness them.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315454078
• Artikelnr.: 48958592

Autorenporträt

Michael Chemers is an Associate Professor of Theater Arts at the University of California Santa Cruz, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Mike Carey
Introduction: The Dramaturgy of Empathy
Why Study Monsters?
The Act of Fear
The Monster as Surrogate
Chapter One: Caliban's Legacy
How to Hunt Monsters: The Seven Theses for the Stage
Chapter Two: Prometheus the Thief
Monstrous Transgressions
Regarding Parenting
The Modern Prometheus
Chapter Three: Presumption
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The Prerogative of God
Chapter Four: The Vampire Trap
Back from the Dead
The Rise of Ruthven
Angels of Hell
Wicked Souls, Wise Purposes
The Love that is Death
The Haemosexual Agenda
Chapter Four: Toys Are Us
The Uncanny
The Jew's Monster
Golem on the Pulpit
An Angel Come Too Late
The Technolegacy of the Golem
Chapter Six: Boo
Phantom History
Who's There?
The Spectre of War
Aristotle, Revenant
The Romantic Geist
Chapter Seven: Hairey Betwixt
The Werewolf Problem
Horrifying Transformations
Lupus Est Homo
Conclusion
Defense Against the Dark Art

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Foreword by Mike Carey

Introduction: The Dramaturgy of Empathy

Why Study Monsters?

The Act of Fear

The Monster as Surrogate

Chapter One: Caliban's Legacy

How to Hunt Monsters: The Seven Theses for the Stage

Chapter Two: Prometheus the Thief

Monstrous Transgressions

Regarding Parenting

The Modern Prometheus

Chapter Three: Presumption

"-----"

The Prerogative of God

Chapter Four: The Vampire Trap

Back from the Dead

The Rise of Ruthven

Angels of Hell

Wicked Souls, Wise Purposes

The Love that is Death

The Haemosexual Agenda

Chapter Four: Toys Are Us

The Uncanny

The Jew's Monster

Golem on the Pulpit

An Angel Come Too Late

The Technolegacy of the Golem

Chapter Six: Boo

Phantom History

Who's There?

The Spectre of War

Aristotle, Revenant

The Romantic Geist

Chapter Seven: Hairey Betwixt

The Werewolf Problem

Horrifying Transformations

Lupus Est Homo

Conclusion

Defense Against the Dark Art