Speaking in Tongues Speaking in Tongues

Speaking in Tongues

Languages at Play in the Theatre

    • USD 28.99
    • USD 28.99

Descripción editorial

Speaking in Tongues presents a unique account of how language has been employed in the theatre, not simply as a means of communication but also as a stylistic and formal device, and for a number of cultural and political operations. The use of multiple languages in the contemporary theatre is in part a reflection of a more globalized culture, but it also calls attention to how the mixing of language has always been an important part of the functioning of theatre.

The book begins by investigating various “levels” of language-high and low style, prose and poetry-and the ways in which these have been used historically to mark social positions and relationships. It next considers some of the political and historical implications of dialogue theatre, as well as theatre that literally employs several languages, from classical Greek examples to the postmodern era. Carlson treats with special attention the theatre of the postcolonial world, and especially the triangulation of the local language, the national language, and the colonial language, drawing on examples of theatre in the Caribbean, Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Finally, Carlson considers the layering of languages in the theatre, such as the use of supertitles or simultaneous signing.

Speaking in Tongues draws important social and political conclusions about the role of language in cultural power, making a vital contribution to the fields of theatre and performance.

Marvin Carlson is Sidney E. Cohn Professor of Theatre and Comparative Literature, CUNY Graduate Center. He is author of Performance: A Critical Introduction; Theories of the Theatre: A Historical and Critical Survey, from the Greeks to the Present; and The Haunted Stage: The Theatre as Memory Machine, among many other books.

GÉNERO
Arte y espectáculo
PUBLICADO
2010
23 de abril
IDIOMA
EN
Inglés
EXTENSIÓN
264
Páginas
EDITORIAL
University of Michigan Press
VENDEDOR
Chicago Distribution Center
TAMAÑO
1.2
MB

Más libros de Marvin Carlson

Theatre and Islam Theatre and Islam
2019
Performance: A Critical Introduction Performance: A Critical Introduction
2017
Ten Thousand Nights Ten Thousand Nights
2017
Divadlo je krajšie ako vojna. Nemecká divadelná réžia v druhej polovici 20. storočia Divadlo je krajšie ako vojna. Nemecká divadelná réžia v druhej polovici 20. storočia
2017
Shattering Hamlet's Mirror Shattering Hamlet's Mirror
2016
Theatre Is More Beautiful Than War Theatre Is More Beautiful Than War
2009