Hysteria, Trauma and Melancholia
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Hysteria, Trauma and Melancholia

Performative Maladies in Contemporary Anglophone Drama

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Hysteria, Trauma and Melancholia

Performative Maladies in Contemporary Anglophone Drama

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About This Book

Hysteria, trauma and melancholia are not only powerful tropes in contemporary culture, they are also prominent in the theatre. As the first study in its field, Hysteria, Trauma and Melancholia explores the characteristics and concerns of the Drama of Hysteria, Trauma and Melancholia through in-depth readings of representative plays.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2007
ISBN
9780230288614
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literary Criticism Theory
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Introduction: Theatrical Performance, Gender Performativity, and the Drama of Performative Malady
  7. 1 The Drama of Hysteria
  8. 2 Trauma Drama
  9. 3 The Drama of Melancholia
  10. Conclusion: The Drama of Performative Malady
  11. Notes
  12. Works Cited
  13. Index