Madness at the Theatre Femi Oyebodi Paperback Book
Madness at the Theatre
Author: Femi OyebodiPublisher: Books Beyond WordsCategory: Literary Studies: General, Psychology, Mental Health Services, PsychiatryBook Format: PaperbackMadness at the Theatre studies the theatrical representation of madness from the classical Greek period through to the 21st century. Professor Oyebode charts the portrayal of madness by the world's great playwrights across the centuries and argues that whereas acts of madness are described but unseen in Greek drama, Shakespeare brought these behaviours to centre stage. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries aberrant behaviour was portrayed in domestic settings by Ibsen - theatrical madness became a family drama. Tennessee Williams and Eugene O'Neill drew on their own families for their explorations of madness and addiction. Pinter's masterful use of the ambiguity of language finds strong echoes in the psychiatric clinic. Soyinka emphasised the social context - the personal malady as reflection of a greater malaise in society. Finally, Sarah Kane created plays that were the physical embodiment of her inner world. This book will be essential reading for anyone interested in the language of drama, the depiction of mental illness, and in the wider place of madness as a concept within society.
Table Of Contents
Contents; Preface; 1. Greek tragedy and models of madness; 2. Greco-Roman comedy and folly; 3. Jealousy the green-eyed monster and madness in Shakespeare; 4. Ibsen and the domestication of madness; 5. Tennessee Williams and the theatre of the mind; 6. Soyinka's theatre of the shadowlands; 7. Sarah Kane: the self in fission.About Femi Oyebode
About the editor: Femi Oyebode is Professor and Head of Department of Psychiatry, University of Birmingham. He has published widely on the relationship between literature and psychiatry. His research interests include descriptive psychopathology and delusional misidentification syndromes. He is also a poet and literary critic. Quote from the author: "Theatre is one of the greatest achievements of the human spirit. It combines storytelling with the concrete expression and enactment of the action. It uses language, music, dance, dress, props, and lighting to create an illusion and to influence the emotional life of the audience. It is singularly the most exacting and thrilling of the arts. Mental life is its source and its nourishment." - Femi Oyebode| SKU | BK-9781908020420 |
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| Brand | Books Beyond Words |
| Artist / Author | Femi Oyebodi |
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