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Hysteria, trauma and melancholia Performative maladies in contemporary anglophone drama /

Hysteria, trauma and melancholia are not only powerful tropes in contemporary culture, they are also prominent in the theatre. As the first study in its field, Hysteria, Trauma and Melancholia explores the characteristics and concerns of the Drama of Hysteria, Trauma and Melancholia through in-depth...

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Main Authors: Wald, Christina.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Hysteria in literature.
English drama > History and criticism.
Melancholy in literature.
Psychic trauma in literature.
Literary studies: plays & playwrights.
Literary studies: from c 1900 -.
Theatre studies.
Perception.
Literature.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230288614
Summary: Hysteria, trauma and melancholia are not only powerful tropes in contemporary culture, they are also prominent in the theatre. As the first study in its field, Hysteria, Trauma and Melancholia explores the characteristics and concerns of the Drama of Hysteria, Trauma and Melancholia through in-depth readings of representative plays.
'Christina Wald's book is an ambitious, well-researched and meticulous study!expert application of an impressive array of secondary sources.' -- Jozefina Komporaly, Gender Forum 'Hysteria, Trauma and Melancholia demonstrates an understanding of the complexities of the issues it negotiates, further evidenced in the approach and arguments it goes on to pursue. The work retains this throughout, providing a sound understanding of the social and performance contexts of its case studies and exploring these exhaustively from different angles...In handling highly sensitive topics and attempting to make these accessible to the readership, the study is committed, original, and of considerable academic merit.' - Vicky Angelaki, Journal for the Studies of British Cultures 'This monograph is the first to explore in detail how these three forms of mental affliction have come to quite literally haunt the stage. It is a significant book...' Graham Saunders Year's Work in English Studies 'Hysteria, Trauma and Melancholia is an important contribution to theatre studies and to the discourse concerning performativity. It surveys a substantial array of recent drama, is theoretically informed, cogent and happily avoids the excesses of the Teutonic passion for typology' - Clare Wallace, Litteraria Pragensia.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780230547124, 2007.
Carrier Form: 304 p.
ISBN: 9780230547124
9780230288614 :
0230288618 :
CLC: I106.3
Contents: Acknowledgements Introduction: Theatrical Performance, Gender Performativity, and The Drama of Performative Malady PART I: THE DRAMA OF HYSTERIA Hysteria: Theory and Theatre Anna Furse: Augustine (Big Hysteria) (1991) Kim Morrissey: Dora: A Case of Hysteria (1993) Terry Johnson: Hysteria or Fragments of an Analysis of an Obsessional Neurosis (1993) Hysteria as Performative Malady PART II: TRAUMA DRAMA Trauma Concepts, Trauma Culture Victoria Hardie: Sleeping Nightie (1989) Sarah Daniels: Beside Herself (1990) Phyllis Nagy: Butterfly Kiss (1994) Claire Dowie: Easy Access (for the Boys) (1998) Trauma as Performative Malady PART III: THE DRAMA OF MELANCHOLIA Concepts of Melancholia: From Black Bile to Melancholic Incarnation David Auburn: Proof (2000) Marina Carr: Portia Coughlan (1996) Sarah Kane: Cleansed (1998) Melancholia as Performative Malady Conclusion: The Drama of Performative Malady Notes Works Cited Index.

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