Carnival Texts

<p><em>Carnival Texts</em> comprises three related dramatic works all of which have as their point of departure Russian theorist Mikhail Bakhtin's concept of carnival a literary style designed to subvert dominant assumptions through chaos and humour. Making creative use of post-Brechtian performance theory these texts blur the distinction between spectator and performer in a fascinating exploration of physical moral and cultural upheaval in a postmodern age. Performance theory is crucial to understanding how performance affects collective understanding and this book will be of interest to a broad range of students of drama and theatre.</p>