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'Narrating the Past through Theatre is a philosophical/literary discussion of how works of literature translate the past for the present and the future. It is a worthwhile discussion since the past as we know it at the beginning of the twenty-first century is unbearably burdensome unless we can somehow own it intellectually. Michael Y. Bennett's discussion of these texts is not polemical, but analytical, demonstrating the philosophical depths which drama must reach. These are all crucial moments in the intersection of time and culture. I find his reading simply the best thing I have ever read on Salome; the pace of fascinating insights is quite thrilling. I don't know of anyone who writes about drama quite like Bennett does. Perhaps Bert O. States would be a possible comparison. Both States and Bennett refuse to let philosophy or drama dominate the other. This book is solid intellectually, thoroughly researched, clearly and engagingly written, and will be a great success.' - Robert Combs, George Washington University, USA
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Book Title: Narrating the Past through Theatre
Book Subtitle: Four Crucial Texts
Authors: Michael Y. Bennett
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137275424
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Theatre & Performance Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-27541-7Published: 30 October 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-27542-4Published: 30 October 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 89
Topics: Metaphysics, Theatre History, Performing Arts, Theatre and Performance Studies, Literature, general