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In Praise of Theatre

Paperback • 2015 • English

In Praise of Theatre

By Alain Badiou

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About the book

In Praise of Theatre is Alain Badiou's latest work on the 'most complete of the arts, ' the theatrical stage. This book, certain to be of great interest to scholars and theatre practitioners alike, elaborates the theory of the theatre developed by Badiou in works such as Rhapsody for the Theatre and the 'Theses on Theatre' and enquires into the status of a theatre that would be adequate to our 'contemporary, market-oriented chaos.' In a departure from his usual emphasis upon canonical figure...Show more

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ISBN

9780745686974

Publisher

Polity Press

Published year

2015

Language

English

Original title

In Praise of Theatre

Format

Paperback

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