TY  - BOOK
AU  - Innes, C. D
AU  - Innes, Christopher
TI  - Avant garde theatre, 1892-1992
SN  - 0203359372
U1  - PN1861 .I5 1993eb 
PY  - 1993///
CY  - London ; New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - 1900-1999
KW  - Drama - 20th century - History and criticism
KW  - Th�e�atre (Genre litt�eraire) - 20e si�ecle - Histoire et critique
KW  - Th�e�atre exp�erimental
KW  - TRAVEL - Special Interest - Literary
KW  - LITERARY CRITICISM - General
KW  - DRAMA
KW  - Experimental theater
N1  - eBooks on EBSCOhost All EBSCO eBooks  Rev. and updated ed. of: Holy theatre. 1981.  Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-254) and index.  Print version record
N2  - Article Abstract: Annotation Examining the development of avant garde theatre from its inception in the 1890s right up to the present day, Christopher Innes exposes a central paradox of modern theatre; that the motivating force of theatrical experimentation is primitivism. What links the work of Strindberg, Artaud, Brook and Mnouchkine is an idealisation of the elemental and a desire to find ritual in archaic traditions. This widespread primitivism is the key to understanding both the political and aesthetic aspects of modern theatre and provides fresh insights into contemporary social trends. The original text, first published in 1981 as Holy Theatre, has been fully revised and up-dated to take account of the most recent theoretical developments in anthropology, critical theory and psychotherapy. New sections on Heiner Muller, Robert Wilson, Eugenio Barba, Ariane Mnouchkine and Sam Shepard have been added. As a result, the book now deals with all the major avant garde theatre practitioners, in Europe and North America. Avant Garde Theatre will be essential reading for anyone attempting to understand contemporary drama
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