{"product_id":"death-in-modern-theatre-stages-of-mortality-9781526124708","title":"Death in Modern Theatre: Stages of Mortality","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Adrian Curtin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Theater - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeath in modern theatre offers a unique account of modern Western theatre, focusing on the ways in which dramatists and theatre-makers have explored historically informed ideas about death and dying in their work. It investigates the opportunities theatre affords to reflect on the end of life in a compelling and socially meaningful fashion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a series of interrelated, mostly chronological, micronarratives beginning in the late nineteenth century and ending in the early twenty-first century, this book considers how and why death and dying are represented at certain historical moments using dramaturgy and aesthetics that challenge audiences' conceptions, sensibilities, and sense-making faculties. It includes a mix of well-known and lesser-known plays from an international range of dramatists and theatre-makers, and offers original interpretations through close reading and performance analysis.","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46458213859479,"sku":"9781526124708","price":9458.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781526124708.webp?v=1769184700","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/death-in-modern-theatre-stages-of-mortality-9781526124708","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}