Designed for undergraduate performance, Carnival Texts comprises three related dramatic works, all of which have as their point of departure Russian theorist Mikhail Bakhtin’s concept of carnival, a literary style designed to subvert dominant assumptions through chaos and humor. Making creative use of post-Brechtian performance theory, these texts blur the distinction between spectator and performer in a fascinating exploration of physical, moral, and cultural upheaval in a postmodern age. Performance theory is crucial to understanding how performance affects collective understanding, and this book will be of interest to a broad range of students of drama and theater.
- ISBN10 1841504165
- ISBN13 9781841504162
- Publish Date 27 August 2013 (first published 1 January 2011)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Intellect Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 246
- Language English