Irony and the Modern Theatre
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre Series)
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Irony and theater share intimate kinships, not only regarding dramatic conflict, dialectic, or wittiness, but also scenic structure and the verbal or situational ironies that typically mark theatrical speech and action. Yet irony today, in aesthetic, literary, and philosophical contexts especially, is often regarded with skepticism - as ungraspable, or elusive to the point of confounding. Countering this tendency, Storm advocates a wide-angle view of this master trope, exploring the ironic in major works by playwrights including Chekhov, Pirandello, and Brecht, and in notable relation to well-known representative characters in drama from Ibsen's Halvard Solness to Stoppard's Septimus Hodge and Wasserstein's Heidi Holland. To the degree that irony is existential, its presence in the theater relates directly to the circumstances and the expressiveness of the characters on stage. This study investigates how these key figures enact, embody, represent, and personify the ironic in myriad situations in the modern and contemporary theater.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1107007925
ISBN13:9781107007925
Release Date:May 2011
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:266 Pages
Weight:1.27 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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