theatre, performance and identity in the illuminated books
First Statement of Responsibility
by Diane Piccitto, Lecturer, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Palgrave Macmillan
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2014
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
: illustrations
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
1. The Theatre of the Illuminated Books --;2. Spectatorial Entrances: Where Brechtian Alienation Meets Medieval Presence 3. Staging Urizen: The Melodrama of Identity Formation --;4. The Performativity of Inspiration: Action and Identity in Milton --;Conclusion.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Blake's Drama challenges conventional views of William Blake's multimedia work by reinterpreting it as theatrical performance. Viewed in its dramatic contexts, this art form is shown to provoke an active spectatorship and to depict identity as paradoxically essential and constructed, revealing Blake's investments in drama, action, and the body.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Blake, William, -- 1757-1827 -- Influence.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- Poetry.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
PR4147
Book number
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B935
2014
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
by Diane Piccitto, Lecturer, University of Zurich, Switzerland.