Action - Anthropology in the Company of Shakespeare (Paperback)

This book is an anthropological study of play-acting. Acting on the stage is seen as an example of social action in general. The focus is on the playing of Shakespeare, and on the players' use of and reflections upon time, space, plot, and acting. In her new book, Kirsten Hastrup aims at a renewed understanding of action and motivation within any social setting. By listening to such experts of action as the players of Shakespeare, we achieve a comprehensive reappraisal of current notions of human agency. In the process, we are offered a set of methodological tools and analytical concepts that may enrich future anthropological analysis of individual actions in their social context. The work is an unprecedented approach to action and acting. For anthropologists and other social or cultural scientists, Hastrup offers a fresh perspective on performance, and on the construction of the analytical object. For theatre historians and dramatists, the combination of detailed (ethnographic) analys

General

Imprint:	Museum Tusculanum Press
Country of origin:	Denmark
Release date:	June 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	Kirsten Hastrup
Dimensions:	228 x 153 x 1mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-87-7289-793-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > 16th to 18th centuries > Shakespeare studies & criticism
LSN:	87-7289-793-7
Barcode:	9788772897936

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