Authoring Performance [electronic resource] : The Director in Contemporary Theatre /
Sidiropoulou, A.author.
A historical, theoretical, and comparative study of the emergence of the director-as-author phenomenon, posing questions of authorship and redefining the relationship between 'playwright' and the director-playwright.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-itle; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction Auteurism: New Theatre for Brave New Worlds; 1 The Rise of the Modern Auteur; 2 Enter Artaud; 3 Beckett's Turbulence; 4 Auteur on the Road; 5 The Means as an End; 6 Conquering Texts; Afterword; Appendix : Six Case Studies; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A historical, theoretical, and comparative study of the emergence of the director-as-author phenomenon, posing questions of authorship and redefining the relationship between 'playwright' and the director-playwright.
Theater.
Arts.
Theater—History.
Literature.
Theatre and Performance Studies.
Arts.
Theatre History.
Literature, general.