Ebook: Theatre and evolution from Ibsen to Beckett
Author: Darwin Charles, Shepherd-Barr Kirsten
- Tags: Science and the arts -- History. Theater and society -- History. Evolution (Biology) Darwin Charles -- 1809-1882 -- Influence. Science -- Social aspects -- History. Darwin Charles -- 1809-1882. Influence (Literary artistic etc.) Science and the arts. Science -- Social aspects. Theater and society.
- Year: 2015
- Publisher: Columbia University Press
- Language: English
- epub
Evolutionary theory made its stage debut as early as the 1840s, reflecting a scientific advancement that was fast changing the world. Tracing this development in dozens of mainstream European and American plays, as well as in circus, vaudeville, pantomime, and "missing link" performances, Theatre and Evolution from Ibsen to Beckett reveals the deep, transformative entanglement among science, art, and culture in Read more...
Abstract: Evolutionary theory made its stage debut as early as the 1840s, reflecting a scientific advancement that was fast changing the world. Tracing this development in dozens of mainstream European and American plays, as well as in circus, vaudeville, pantomime, and "missing link" performances, Theatre and Evolution from Ibsen to Beckett reveals the deep, transformative entanglement among science, art, and culture in modern times