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Theater of the ridiculous : a critical history
- Title
- Theater of the ridiculous : a critical history / Kelly I. Aliano.
- Author
- Aliano, Kelly I., 1984-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
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Details
- Description
- vii, 208 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "Theater of the Ridiculous is a significant movement that highlighted the radical possibilities inherent in camp. Much of contemporary theater owes this form a great debt but little has been written about its history or aesthetic markers. This book offers a comprehensive overview of the important practitioners, along with critical commentary of their work"--
- Uniform Title
- Ridiculous geographies
- Alternative Title
- Ridiculous geographies
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Note
- Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--City University of New York , 2014, titled Ridiculous geographies : mapping the Theatre of the Ridiculous as radical aesthetic.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-205) and index.
- Contents
- Preface. "Ridiculous ghosts": uncovering a ridiculous past -- "A ridiculous triple threat": Charles Ludlam and the making of a ridiculous aesthetic -- The "godmother" of the ridiculous: Maria Montez and the ghosting of ridiculous theatre -- The "daddy" of the ridiculous: Jack Smith, pop art and proto-ridiculous performance -- "Ridiculous remix": playing at power at the play-house of the ridiculous -- "Ridiculous mashup": Ethyl Eichelberger and the performance of gender -- The ridiculous aesthetic across generations: the descendants of the ridiculous -- The ridiculous aesthetic across generations: the inheritors of the ridiculous -- Conclusion. Radical ridiculous theatre?.
- Call Number
- MWET 19-2250
- ISBN
- 9781476674032
- 1476674035
- 9781476634722 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2018046124
- OCLC
- 1078953845
- Author
- Aliano, Kelly I., 1984- author.
- Title
- Theater of the ridiculous : a critical history / Kelly I. Aliano.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-205) and index.
- Research Call Number
- MWET 19-2250