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Adorno and Modern Theatre explores the drama of Edward Bond, David Rudkin, Howard Barker and Sarah Kane in the context of the work of leading philosopher Theodor W. Adorno (1903-1969). The book engages with key principles of Adorno's aesthetic theory and cultural critique and examines their influence on a generation of seminal post-war dramatists.
Contents
1. Prologue: 'After Auschwitz': Survival of the Aesthetic 2. Adorno and Beckett: from the Crisis of Schein to the Fidelity to Failure 3. Edward Bond and the Aesthetics of Resistance 4. David Rudkin's Theatre of Myth 5. Howard Barker's Theatre of Desire 6. Sarah Kane or how to 'scrape a life out of the ruins' Epilogue: Adorno, Tragedy, and Theatre as Negation Bibliography Index