Staging ageing theater, performance, and the narrative of decline / Michael Mangan.

Author/creator Mangan, Michael, 1953-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBristol, UK ; Chicago, USA : Intellect, 2013.
Descriptionvi, 276 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

SeriesTheatre & consciousness, 1753-3058
Theatre and consciousness. 1753-3058 ^A1255341
Contents Machine generated contents note: pt. I Frames and Contexts -- ch. 1 On Gerontology -- ch. 2 On Age, Stage and Consciousness -- pt. II Tragedy and Comedy -- ch. 3 On Liminality and Late Style: Oedipus at Colonus -- ch. 4 On Negative Stereotypes in Classical and Medieval Drama -- ch. 5 On Sex and the Senex: English Restoration Comedy -- ch. 6 On Dirty Old Men and Trickster Figures -- pt. III Memories -- ch. 7 On Memory and Its Modes -- ch. 8 On Reminiscence, Interaction and Intervention -- pt. IV The Value(s) of Old Age -- ch. 9 On Longevity -- ch. 10 On Institutions -- ch. 11 On Song and Dance.
Summary "How can plays and performances, past and present, inform our understanding of aging? Drawing primarily on the Western dramatic canon, on contemporary British theater, on popular culture, and on paratheatrical practices, this book investigates theatrical engagement with aging from the Greek chorus to Reminiscence Theater. It also explores the relationship of the plays, performances, and practices to the material, social, and ideological conditions that produced them. A foundational work on the cultural past and present of aging, the book will find ... audiences not only among scholars but also among theater and health care professionals."--Provided by publisher
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [243]-258) and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN9781783200139 (print)
ISBN1783200138 (print)