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Modernism and Anti-Theatricality by CosminPanaite is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document provides a review of the book "Stage Fright: Modernism, Anti-Theatricality and Drama" by Martin Puchner. The review summarizes that the book examines theatricality and its detractors by analyzing the theories of Mallarme, Joyce, Stein, Yeats, Brecht, and Beckett. It discusses how these modernist authors used techniques like narrators, choral figures, and elaborate stage directions to disrupt mimesis, illusion, and theatrical virtuosity on stage. While avant-garde artists celebrated theatricali
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- CosminPanaite
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