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Hypertheatre - Contemporary Radical Adaptation of Greek Tragedy (Hardcover)
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Hypertheatre - Contemporary Radical Adaptation of Greek Tragedy (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
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Hypertheatre: Contemporary Radical Adaptation of Greek Tragedy
investigates the adaptation of classical drama for the contemporary
stage and explores its role as an active, polemical form of theatre
which addresses present-day issues. The book's premise is that by
breaking drama into constituent parts, revising, reinterpreting and
rewriting to create a new, culturally and politically relevant
construct, the process of adaptation creates a 'hyperplay', newly
repurposed for the contemporary world. This process is explored
through a diverse collection of postmodern adaptations of Antigone,
Medea, and The Trojan Women, analysing their adaptive strategies
and the evidence of how these remakings reflect the cultures of
which they are a part. Central to this study is the idea that each
of these adaptations becomes an entirely new play, redefining its
central female figures and invoking reconfigurations of femininity
which emphasise individual women's strengths and female solidarity.
Written for scholars of Theatre, Adaptation, Performance Studies,
and Literature, Hypertheatre places the Greek classics firmly
within a contemporary feminist discourse.
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