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Affects in 21st-Century British Theatre - Exploring Feeling on Page and Stage (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Mireia Aragay,... Affects in 21st-Century British Theatre - Exploring Feeling on Page and Stage (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Mireia Aragay, Cristina Delgado-Garcia, Martin Middeke
R3,521 Discovery Miles 35 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores the various manifestations of affects in British theatre of the 21st century. The introduction gives a concise survey of existing and emerging theoretical and research trends and argues in favour of a capacious understanding of affects that mediates between more autonomous and more social approaches. The twelve chapters in the collection investigate major works in Britain by playwrights and theatre makers including Mojisola Adebayo, Mike Bartlett, Alice Birch, Caryl Churchill, Tim Crouch and Andy Smith, Rachel De-lahay, Reginald Edmund, James Fritz, David Greig, Idris Goodwin, Zinnie Harris, Kieran Hurley, Lucy Kirkwood, Anders Lustgarten, Yolanda Mercy, Anthony Neilson, Lucy Prebble, Sh!t Theatre, Penelope Skinner, Stef Smith, Kae Tempest and debbie tucker green. The interpretations identify significant areas of tension as they relate affects to the fields of cognition, politics and hope. In this, the chapters uncover interrelations of thought, intention and empathy; they reveal the nexus between identities, institutions and ideology; and, finally, they explore how theatre can accomplish the transition from a sense of crisis to utopian visions.

Handbook of the English Novel, 1830-1900 (Hardcover): Martin Middeke, Monika Pietrzak-Franger Handbook of the English Novel, 1830-1900 (Hardcover)
Martin Middeke, Monika Pietrzak-Franger
R7,372 Discovery Miles 73 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Part I of this authoritative handbook offers systematic essays, which deal with major historical, social, philosophical, political, cultural and aesthetic contexts of the English novel between 1830 and 1900. The essays offer a wide scope of aspects such as the Industrial Revolution, religion and secularisation, science, technology, medicine, evolution or the increasing mediatisation of the lifeworld. Part II, then, leads through the work of more than 25 eminent Victorian novelists. Each of these chapters provides both historical and biographical contextualisation, overview, close reading and analysis. They also encourage further research as they look upon the work of the respective authors at issue from the perspectives of cultural and literary theory.

Theory Matters - The Place of Theory in Literary and Cultural Studies Today (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Martin Middeke,... Theory Matters - The Place of Theory in Literary and Cultural Studies Today (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Martin Middeke, Christoph Reinfandt
R3,942 Discovery Miles 39 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book demonstrates that theory in literary and cultural studies has moved beyond overarching master theories towards a greater awareness of particularity and contingency - including its own. What is the place of literary and cultural theory after the Age of Theory has ended? Grouping its chapters into rubrics of metatheory, cultural theory, critical theory and textual theory, the collection demonstrates that the practice of "doing theory" has neither lost its vitality nor can it be in any way dispensable. Current directions covered include the renewed interest in phenomenology, the increased acknowledgement of the importance of media history for all cultural practices and formations, complexity studies, new narratology, literary ethics, cultural ecology, and an intensified interest in textual as well as cultural matter.

The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights (Hardcover, New): Martin Middeke, Peter Paul Schnierer,... The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights (Hardcover, New)
Martin Middeke, Peter Paul Schnierer, Christopher Innes, Matthew C. Roudane; Contributions by Tom Adler, …
R4,220 Discovery Miles 42 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Unrivalled in its coverage of recent work and writers, The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights surveys and analyses the breadth, vitality and development of theatrical work to emerge from America over the last fifty years. This authoritative guide leads you through the work of 25 major contemporary American playwrights, discussing more than 140 plays in detail. Written by a team of 25 eminent international scholars, each chapter provides: * a biographical introduction to the playwright's work; * a survey and concise analysis of the writer's most important plays; * a discussion of their style, dramaturgical concerns and critical reception; * a bibliography of published plays and a select list of critical works. Among the many Tony, Obie and Pulitzer prize-winning playwrights included are Sam Shepard, Tony Kushner, Suzan-Lori Parks, August Wilson, Paula Vogel and Neil LaBute. The abundance of work analysed enables fresh, illuminating conclusions to be drawn about the development of contemporary American playwriting.

Of Precariousness - Vulnerabilities, Responsibilities, Communities in 21st-Century British Drama and Theatre (Hardcover):... Of Precariousness - Vulnerabilities, Responsibilities, Communities in 21st-Century British Drama and Theatre (Hardcover)
Mireia Aragay, Martin Middeke
R3,359 Discovery Miles 33 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Drawing primarily on Judith Butler's, Jacques Derrida's, Emmanuel Levinas's and Jean-Luc Nancy's reflections on precariousness/precarity, the Self and the Other, ethical responsibility/obligation, forgiveness, hos(ti)pitality and community, the essays in this volume examine the various ways in which contemporary British drama and theatre engage with 'the precarious'. Crucially, what emerges from the discussion of a wide range of plays - including Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem, Caryl Churchill's Here We Go, Martin Crimp's Fewer Emergencies and In the Republic of Happiness, Tim Crouch's The Author, Forced Entertainment's Tomorrow's Parties, David Greig's The American Pilot and The Events, Dennis Kelly's Love and Money, Mark Ravenhill's Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat, Philip Ridley's Mercury Fur, Robin Soans's Talking to Terrorists, Simon Stephens's Pornography, theTheatre Uncut project, debbie tucker green's dirty butterfly and Laura Wade's Posh - is the observation that contemporary (British) drama and theatre often realises its thematic and formal/structural potential to the full precisely by reflecting upon the category and the episteme of precariousness, and deliberately turning audience members into active participants in the process of negotiating ethical agency.

Affects in 21st-Century British Theatre - Exploring Feeling on Page and Stage (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021): Mireia Aragay,... Affects in 21st-Century British Theatre - Exploring Feeling on Page and Stage (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
Mireia Aragay, Cristina Delgado-Garcia, Martin Middeke
R3,307 Discovery Miles 33 070 Out of stock

This book explores the various manifestations of affects in British theatre of the 21st century. The introduction gives a concise survey of existing and emerging theoretical and research trends and argues in favour of a capacious understanding of affects that mediates between more autonomous and more social approaches. The twelve chapters in the collection investigate major works in Britain by playwrights and theatre makers including Mojisola Adebayo, Mike Bartlett, Alice Birch, Caryl Churchill, Tim Crouch and Andy Smith, Rachel De-lahay, Reginald Edmund, James Fritz, David Greig, Idris Goodwin, Zinnie Harris, Kieran Hurley, Lucy Kirkwood, Anders Lustgarten, Yolanda Mercy, Anthony Neilson, Lucy Prebble, Sh!t Theatre, Penelope Skinner, Stef Smith, Kae Tempest and debbie tucker green. The interpretations identify significant areas of tension as they relate affects to the fields of cognition, politics and hope. In this, the chapters uncover interrelations of thought, intention and empathy; they reveal the nexus between identities, institutions and ideology; and, finally, they explore how theatre can accomplish the transition from a sense of crisis to utopian visions.

English and American Studies - Theory and Practice (Book, 21 farb. Tabellen; 2-farbig): Martin Middeke English and American Studies - Theory and Practice (Book, 21 farb. Tabellen; 2-farbig)
Martin Middeke; Edited by Christina Wald, Hubert Zapf
R861 Discovery Miles 8 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Das ganze Studium der Anglistik und Amerikanistik in einem Band. Ob englische und amerikanische Literatur, Sprachwissenschaft, Literatur- und Kulturtheorie, Fachdidaktik oder die Analyse von Filmen und kulturellen Phanomenen fuhrende Fachvertreter geben in englischer Sprache einen ausfuhrlichen UEberblick uber alle relevanten Teildisziplinen. BA- und MA-Studierende finden hier die wichtigsten Grundlagen und Wissensgebiete auf einen Blick. Durch die ubersichtliche Darstellung und das Sachregister optimal fur das systematische Lernen und zum Nachschlagen geeignet.

284 - Vulnerabilities, Responsibilities, Communities in 21st-Century British Drama and Theatre (Paperback): Mireia Aragay,... 284 - Vulnerabilities, Responsibilities, Communities in 21st-Century British Drama and Theatre (Paperback)
Mireia Aragay, Martin Middeke
R715 Discovery Miles 7 150 Out of stock

Drawing primarily on Judith Butler's, Jacques Derrida's, Emmanuel Levinas's and Jean-Luc Nancy's reflections on precariousness/precarity, the Self and the Other, ethical responsibility/obligation, forgiveness, hos(ti)pitality and community, the essays in this volume examine the various ways in which contemporary British drama and theatre engage with 'the precarious'. Crucially, what emerges from the discussion of a wide range of plays - including Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem, Caryl Churchill's Here We Go, Martin Crimp's Fewer Emergencies and In the Republic of Happiness, Tim Crouch's The Author, Forced Entertainment's Tomorrow's Parties, David Greig's The American Pilot and The Events, Dennis Kelly's Love and Money, Mark Ravenhill's Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat, Philip Ridley's Mercury Fur, Robin Soans's Talking to Terrorists, Simon Stephens's Pornography, theTheatre Uncut project, debbie tucker green's dirty butterfly and Laura Wade's Posh - is the observation that contemporary (British) drama and theatre often realises its thematic and formal/structural potential to the full precisely by reflecting upon the category and the episteme of precariousness, and deliberately turning audience members into active participants in the process of negotiating ethical agency.

The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary British Playwrights (Paperback): Martin Middeke, Peter Paul Schnierer, Aleks Sierz The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary British Playwrights (Paperback)
Martin Middeke, Peter Paul Schnierer, Aleks Sierz
R714 Discovery Miles 7 140 Out of stock

"The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary British Playwrights" is an authoritative guide to the work of twenty-five playwrights who have risen to prominence since the 1980s. Written by an international team of scholars, it provides an illuminating survey and analysis of each writer's plays and will be invaluable to anyone interested in, studying or teaching contemporary drama.

Among the many playwrights whose work is examined are Sarah Daniels, Terry Johnson, Martin Crimp, Sarah Kane, Anthony Neilson, Mark Ravenhill, Simon Stephens, debbie tucker green, Tanika Gupta and Richard Bean.
Each essay features: (1) a biographical sketch and introduction to the playwright, (2) a discussion of their most important plays, (3) an analysis of their stylistic and thematic traits, the critical reception and their place in the discourses of British theatre, (4) a bibliography of texts and critical material.

With essays from twenty-five leading scholars of modern British drama this will prove an invigorating and trustworthy guide for all readers.

The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary Irish Playwrights (Paperback): Martin Middeke, Peter Paul Schnierer The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary Irish Playwrights (Paperback)
Martin Middeke, Peter Paul Schnierer
R599 R546 Discovery Miles 5 460 Save R53 (9%) Out of stock

The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary Irish Playwrights is an authoritative guide to the work of twenty-five playwrights from the last 50 years whose work has helped to shape and define Irish theatre. Written by a team of international scholars, it provides an illuminating survey and analysis of each writer's plays and will be invaluable to anyone interested in, studying or teaching contemporary Irish drama. The playwrights examined range from John B. Keane, Brian Friel and Tom Murphy, to the crop of writers who emerged in the 1990s and who include Martin McDonagh, Marina Carr, Emma Donoghue and Mark O'Rowe. Each essay features: a biographical sketch and introduction to the playwright a discussion of their most important plays an analysis of their stylistic and thematic traits, the critical reception and their place in the discourses of Irish theatre a bibliography of texts and critical material With a total of 190 plays discussed in detail, over half of which were written during the 1990s and 2000s, The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary Irish Playwrights is unrivalled in its study of recent plays and playwrights.

Englische Literaturgeschichte (German, Hardcover, 5., aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage): Ingo Berensmeyer, Stephan Kohl,... Englische Literaturgeschichte (German, Hardcover, 5., aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Ingo Berensmeyer, Stephan Kohl, Eberhard Kreutzer, Annegret Maack, Martin Middeke, …
R938 Discovery Miles 9 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Seeber up to date! Von Beowulf und Shakespeare uber Defoe und Dickens, Yeats, Eliot und Orwell bis zu Woolf, Pinter und Rushdie umfasst der Band alle grossen Autorinnen und Autoren der englischen Literatur. Die 5., stark uberarbeitete Auflage ruckt nun auch die wichtigsten Werke des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts ins Rampenlicht. Neue Inhalte zur Kinderliteratur und Kurzgeschichte, zum Krimi, zu Fantasy und Science Fiction sowie Werk- und Autorenportrats erganzen den Band. Fundiert zu Epochen, Stilrichtungen, Gattungen. Mit Bildern, Marginalien und Sachregister eben ein lebendiges Nachschlagewerk.

Biofictions - The Rewriting of Romantic Lives in Contemporary Fiction and Drama (Hardcover): Martin Middeke, Werner Huber Biofictions - The Rewriting of Romantic Lives in Contemporary Fiction and Drama (Hardcover)
Martin Middeke, Werner Huber; Contributions by Annegret Maack, Ansgar Nuenning, Beate Neumeier, …
R2,431 Discovery Miles 24 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A pioneering collection of articles on fictionalized biographies of the Romantics in contemporary fiction and drama. It appears that the lives of the British Romantics and the myths surrounding them have a special appeal for contemporary writers.The present volume sets out to explore this renewed interest in Romantic artist-figures in the context of the current renaissance of 'life-writing'. The essays collected here deal with Romantic 'biofictions' by such authors as Peter Ackroyd, Adrian Mitchell, Ann Jellicoe, Liz Lochhead, Judith Chernaik, Amanda Prantera, Robert Nye, Tom Stoppard, Howard Brenton, Edward Bond, and others. Thomas Chatterton, William Blake, James Hogg, Sir Walter Scott, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Shelley, John Polidori, John Clare, and -- most prominently -- Lord Byron featureas the 'biographical subjects' in the works discussed.

The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary South African Theatre (Hardcover): Martin Middeke, Peter Paul Schnierer The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary South African Theatre (Hardcover)
Martin Middeke, Peter Paul Schnierer; Volume editing by Greg Homann, Martin Middeke, Peter Paul Schnierer
R3,114 Discovery Miles 31 140 Out of stock

South Africa has a uniquely rich and diverse theatre tradition which has responded energetically to the country's remarkable transition, helping to define the challenges and contradictions of this young democracy. This volume considers the variety of theatre forms, and the work of the major playwrights and theatre makers producing work in democratic South Africa. It offers an overview of theatre pioneers and theatre forms in Part One, before concentrating on the work of individual playwrights in Part Two. Through its wide-ranging survey of indigenous drama written predominantly in the English language and the analysis of more than 100 plays, a detailed account is provided of post-apartheid South African theatre and its engagement with the country's recent history. Part One offers six overview chapters on South African theatre pioneers and theatre forms. These include consideration of the work of artists such as Barney Simon, Mbongeni Ngema, Phyllis Klotz; the collaborations of William Kentridge and the Handspring Puppet Company; the work of Magnet Theatre, and of physical and popular community theatre forms. Part Two features chapters on twelve major playwrights, including Athol Fugard, Reza de Wet, Lara Foot, Zakes Mda, Yael Farber, Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom, Mike van Graan and Brett Bailey. It includes a survey of emerging playwrights and significant plays, and the book closes with an interview with Aubrey Sekhabi, the Artistic Director of the South African State Theatre in Pretoria. Written by a team of over twenty leading international scholars, The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary South African Theatre is a unique resource that will be invaluable to students and scholars from a range of different disciplines, as well as theatre practitioners.

The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary South African Theatre (Paperback): Martin Middeke, Peter Paul Schnierer The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary South African Theatre (Paperback)
Martin Middeke, Peter Paul Schnierer; Volume editing by Greg Homann, Martin Middeke, Peter Paul Schnierer
R1,066 Discovery Miles 10 660 Out of stock

South Africa has a uniquely rich and diverse theatre tradition which has responded energetically to the country's remarkable transition, helping to define the challenges and contradictions of this young democracy. This volume considers the variety of theatre forms, and the work of the major playwrights and theatre makers producing work in democratic South Africa. It offers an overview of theatre pioneers and theatre forms in Part One, before concentrating on the work of individual playwrights in Part Two. Through its wide-ranging survey of indigenous drama written predominantly in the English language and the analysis of more than 100 plays, a detailed account is provided of post-apartheid South African theatre and its engagement with the country's recent history. Part One offers six overview chapters on South African theatre pioneers and theatre forms. These include consideration of the work of artists such as Barney Simon, Mbongeni Ngema, Phyllis Klotz; the collaborations of William Kentridge and the Handspring Puppet Company; the work of Magnet Theatre, and of physical and popular community theatre forms. Part Two features chapters on twelve major playwrights, including Athol Fugard, Reza de Wet, Lara Foot, Zakes Mda, Yael Farber, Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom, Mike van Graan and Brett Bailey. It includes a survey of emerging playwrights and significant plays, and the book closes with an interview with Aubrey Sekhabi, the Artistic Director of the South African State Theatre in Pretoria. Written by a team of over twenty leading international scholars, The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary South African Theatre is a unique resource that will be invaluable to students and scholars from a range of different disciplines, as well as theatre practitioners.

The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights (Paperback, New): Martin Middeke The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights (Paperback, New)
Martin Middeke; Volume editing by Martin Middeke, Peter Paul Schnierer, Christopher Innes, Matthew C. Roudané; Edited by … 1
R981 R923 Discovery Miles 9 230 Save R58 (6%) Out of stock

Unrivalled in its coverage of recent work and writers, The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights surveys and analyses the breadth, vitality and development of theatrical work to emerge from America over the last fifty years. This authoritative guide leads you through the work of 25 major contemporary American playwrights, discussing more than 140 plays in detail. Written by a team of 25 eminent international scholars, each chapter provides: · a biographical introduction to the playwright’s work; · a survey and concise analysis of the writer's most important plays; · a discussion of their style, dramaturgical concerns and critical reception; · a bibliography of published plays and a select list of critical works. Among the many Tony, Obie and Pulitzer prize-winning playwrights included are Sam Shepard, Tony Kushner, Suzan-Lori Parks, August Wilson, Paula Vogel and Neil LaBute. The abundance of work analysed enables fresh, illuminating conclusions to be drawn about the development of contemporary American playwriting.

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