Revision as Resistance in Twentieth-Century American Drama
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Theatre, History & Criticism
| Author: | M. Malburne-Wade | ISBN: | 9781137441614 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | January 12, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | M. Malburne-Wade |
| ISBN: | 9781137441614 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | January 12, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
American dramas consciously rewrite the past as a means of determined criticism and intentional resistance. While modern criticism often sees the act of revision as derivative, Malburne-Wade uses Victor Turner's concept of the social drama and the concept of the liminal to argue for a more complicated view of revision.
American dramas consciously rewrite the past as a means of determined criticism and intentional resistance. While modern criticism often sees the act of revision as derivative, Malburne-Wade uses Victor Turner's concept of the social drama and the concept of the liminal to argue for a more complicated view of revision.
