{"product_id":"death-in-modern-theatre-adrian-curtin-9781526191236","title":"Death in Modern Theatre: Stages of Mortality","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath in modern theatre\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adrian Curtin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1526191237\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526191236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d","brand":"Adrian Curtin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48459308925183,"sku":"9781526191236","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d5fa2c79-14bb-44e5-8537-80049f026101.jpg?v=1777409015","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/death-in-modern-theatre-adrian-curtin-9781526191236","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}