Death in modern theatre

<p><i>Death in modern theatre</i> offers a unique account of modern Western theatre focusing on the ways in which dramatists and theatre-makers have explored historically informed ideas about death and dying in their work. It investigates the opportunities theatre affords to reflect on the end of life in a compelling and socially meaningful fashion.<br><br>In a series of interrelated mostly chronological micronarratives beginning in the late nineteenth century and ending in the early twenty-first century this book considers how and why death and dying are represented at certain historical moments using dramaturgy and aesthetics that challenge audiences' conceptions sensibilities and sense-making faculties. It includes a mix of well-known and lesser-known plays from an international range of dramatists and theatre-makers and offers original interpretations through close reading and performance analysis.</p>