A pathognomy of performance /

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Author / Creator:Bayly, Simon, 1965-
Imprint:Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Description:x, 246 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Subject:Performing arts -- Philosophy.
Theater -- Production and direction.
Theater -- Philosophy.
PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General.
PERFORMING ARTS / Acting & Auditioning.
Performing arts -- Philosophy.
Theater -- Philosophy.
Theater -- Production and direction.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8376724
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ISBN:9780230271692 (hardback)
0230271693 (hardback)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"Exploring the themes of the event, ephemerality and democracy that mark the encounter between performance and philosophy, this original study elaborates fresh perspectives on the experiences of undoing, fiasco and disaster that shadow both the both stage and everyday life"--
Table of Contents:
  • List of Illustrations
  • 7. Wrinkles, Furrows and Folds
  • 8. The Tonic of the Sonic
  • 9. Deleted Expletives
  • 10. Peals of Appeal
  • After the Event
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1. Strains of Thought
  • 2. Points of Suspension
  • 3. Instants of Affection
  • 4. Anomalous Appearances
  • 5. The Borrowed Masks of Being
  • 6. Logics of Expression