William McEvoy
Reanimating Grief: Waking the Dead in Literature, Theatre and Performance
Reanimating Grief: Waking the Dead in Literature, Theatre and Performance
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Reanimating grief explores the poetics of bereavement in theatre, literature, and song, examining how cultural works reanimate the dead through ghosts, memories, and mourning scenes. It argues that the return of the dead is an act of memorial and love that illustrates the relationship between art, enchantment, and impossibility.
Format: Hardback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 30 July 2024
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Reanimating grief is a comprehensive exploration of the poetics of bereavement in theatre, literature, and song. It delves into the ways in which cultural works resurrect the dead through various forms, such as ghosts, memories, or scenes of mourning. Through critical and creative writing, it seeks to express the subjectivity and uniqueness of grief. The book encompasses a wide range of classic texts, including Greek tragedy, Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov, Samuel Beckett, Enda Walsh, Sally Rooney, and Maggie OFarrell. It posits that the return of the dead in theatre and fiction serves as an act of memorialization and a profound expression of love, highlighting the intricate relationship between art, enchantment, and the impossibility of life.
Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781526176691
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