{"product_id":"9781472506672","title":"Rethinking the Theatre of the Absurd Ecology, the Environment and the Greening of the Modern Stage","description":"\u003ch3\u003eMethuen Drama Engage\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eRethinking the Theatre of the Absurd\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEcology, the Environment and the Greening of the Modern Stage\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCarl Lavery | Mark Taylor-Batty | Clare Finburgh Delijani | Enoch Brater\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRethinking the Theatre of the Absurd \u003c\/i\u003eis an innovative collection of essays, written by leading scholars in the fields of theatre, performance and eco-criticism, which reconfigures absurdist theatre through the optics of ecology and environment. As well as offering strikingly new interpretations of the work of canonical playwrights such as Beckett, Genet, Ionesco, Adamov, Albee, Kafka, Pinter, Shephard and Churchill, the book playfully mimics the structure of Martin Esslin's classic text \u003ci\u003eThe Theatre of the Absurd\u003c\/i\u003e, which is commonly recognised as one of the most important scholarly publications of the 20th century. By reading absurdist drama, for the first time, as an emergent form of ecological theatre, \u003ci\u003eRethinking the Theatre of the Absurd \u003c\/i\u003einterrogates afresh the very meaning of absurdism for 21st-century audiences, while at the same time making a significant contribution to the development of theatre and performance studies as a whole. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe collection's interdisciplinary approach, accessibility, and ecological focus will appeal to students and academics in a number of different fields, including theatre, performance, English, French, geography and philosophy. It will also have a major impact on the new cross disciplinary paradigm of eco-criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl Lavery\u003c\/b\u003e teaches Theatre and Performance at Aberystwyth University, UK. His publications include \u003ci\u003eJean Genet Politics and Performance\u003c\/i\u003e, with Clare Finburgh (2006), \u003ci\u003eSacred Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eWalking, Writing and Performance: Autobiographical Texts\u003c\/i\u003e by Dee Heddon, Carl Lavery and Phil Smith (2009), \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Jean Genet's Late Theatre: Spaces of Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), \u003ci\u003eContemporary French Theatre and Performance\u003c\/i\u003e, with Clare Finburgh (2011), \u003ci\u003eGood Luck Everybody. Lone Twin: Journeys, Performances and Conversations,\u003c\/i\u003e with David Williams(2011), and the is he editor with Nick Whybrow of a special issue of \u003ci\u003ePerformance Research\u003c\/i\u003e 'On Foot' (2012). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClare Finburgh\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior lecturer in the department of Literature, Film and Theatre Studies at the University of Essex, UK. He research focuses on French and UK contemporary performance, notably innovations in French modern and contemporary playwriting and directing; and representations of conflict in UK theatre. She has co-written \u003ci\u003eJean Genet\u003c\/i\u003e (with David Bradby, 2011), and co-edited \u003ci\u003eGenet: Performance and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) and \u003ci\u003eContemporary French Theatre and Performance\u003c\/i\u003e (2011).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 November 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781472506672\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e328\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331498999948,"sku":"9781472506672","price":144.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_14ca1def-4153-4085-86e7-c69b4fa39960.jpg?v=1783596979","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781472506672","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}