{"product_id":"the-death-of-character-perspectives-on-theater-after-modernism-9780253210081","title":"The Death of Character: Perspectives on Theater After Modernism","description":"\u003cp\u003eExtremely well written, and exceedingly well informed, this is a work that opens a variety of important questions in sophisticated and theoretically nuanced ways. It is hard to imagine a better tour guide than Fuchs for a trip through the last thirty years of, as she puts it, what we used to call the 'avant-garde.' --Essays in Theatre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e. . . an insightful set of theoretical 'takes' on how to think about theatre before and theatre after modernism. --Theatre Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn short, for those who never experienced a 'postmodern swoon, ' Elinor Fuchs is an excellent informant. --Performing Arts Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e. . . a thoughtful, highly readable contribution to the evolving literature on theatre and postmodernism. --Modern Drama\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA work of bold theoretical ambition and exceptional critical intelligence. . . . Fuchs combines mastery of contemporary cultural theory with a long and full participation in American theater culture: the result is a long-needed, long-awaited elaboration of a new theatrical paradigm. --Una Chaudhuri, New York University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes this book exceptional is Fuchs' acute rehearsal of the stranger unnerving events of the last generation that have--in the cross-reflections of theory--determined our thinking about theater. She seems to have seen and absorbed them all. --Herbert Blau, Center for Twentieth Century Studies, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurveying the extraordinary scene of the postmodern American theater, Fuchs boldly frames key issues of subjectivity and performance with the keenest of critical eyes for the compelling image and the telling gesture. --Joseph Roach, Tulane University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e . . . Fuchs makes an exceptionally lucid and eloquent case for the value and contradictions in postmodern theater. --Alice Rayner, Stanford University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArguably the most accessible yet learned road map to what remains for many impenetrable territoryan obligatory addition to all academic libraries serving upper-division undertgraduates and above. --Choice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA systematic, comprehensive and historically-minded assessment of what, precisely, 'post-modern theatre' is, anyway. --American Theatre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this engrossing study, Elinor Fuchs explores the multiple worlds of theater after modernism. While \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Character\u003c\/i\u003e engages contemporary cultural and aesthetic theory, Elinor Fuchs always speaks as an active theater critic. Nine of her Village Voice and American Theatre essays conclude the volume. They give an immediate, vivid account of contemporary theater and theatrical culture written from the front of rapid cultural change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elinor Fuchs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.15w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253210081\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eELINOR FUCHS, a New York theater critic noted for her writing on contemporary experimental theater, is on the faculty of the School of the Arts at Columbia University and is Lecturer at the Yale School of Drama. She has also taught at Harvard University, New York University, and Emory University. She is editor of Plays of the Holocaust: An International Anthology, and co-author (with Joyce Antler) of the documentary play Year One of the Empire. Her essays have appeared in such publications as American Theatre, The Drama Review, Modern Drama, Theater, and Performing Arts Journal. She has been a contributor to The Village Voice since 1982.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40042137419891,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":22.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_07f2987f-2788-41bd-9435-aa7971f9abcc.jpg?v=1651014535","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-death-of-character-perspectives-on-theater-after-modernism-9780253210081","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}