{"product_id":"9781350172784","title":"Brecht and Post-1990s British Drama : Dialectical Theatre Today (Methuen Drama Engage)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCan theatre change the world? If so, how can it productively connect with social reality and foster spectatorial critique and engagement? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis open access book examines the forms and functions of political drama in what has been described as a post-Marxist, post-ideological, even post-political moment. It argues that Bertolt Brecht's concept of dialectical theatre represents a privileged theoretical and dramaturgical method on the contemporary British stage as well as a valuable lens for understanding 21st-century theatre in Britain. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEstablishing a creative philosophical dialogue between Brecht, Walter Benjamin, Theodor W. Adorno and Jacques Rancière, the study analyses seminal works by five influential contemporary playwrights, ranging from Mark Ravenhill's 'in-yer-face' plays to Caryl Churchill's 21st century theatrical experiments. Engaging critically with Brecht's theatrical legacy, these plays create a politically progressive form of drama which emphasises notions of negativity, ambivalence and conflict as a prerequisite for spectatorial engagement and emancipation. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book adopts an interdisciplinary and intercultural theoretical approach, reuniting English and German perspectives and innovatively weaving together a variety of theoretical strands to offer fresh insights on Brecht's legacy, on British theatre history and on the selected plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48952759910635,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":238.05,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9781350172784-1.jpg?v=1783098243","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9781350172784","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}