Automata and Mimesis on the Stage of Theatre History [electronic resource] /
Reilly, K.author.
The automaton, known today as the robot, can be seen as a metaphor for the historical period in which it is explored. Chapters include examinations of Iconoclasm's fear that art might surpass nature, the Cartesian mind/body divide, automata as objects of courtly desire, the uncanny Olympia, and the revolutionary Robots in post-WWI drama.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Iconoclasm and automata -- Descartes' mimetic faculty -- From artistocrats to autocrats: the elite as automata -- Olympia's Legacy -- From automata to automation: the birth of the robot in R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) --  Epilogue.
The automaton, known today as the robot, can be seen as a metaphor for the historical period in which it is explored. Chapters include examinations of Iconoclasm's fear that art might surpass nature, the Cartesian mind/body divide, automata as objects of courtly desire, the uncanny Olympia, and the revolutionary Robots in post-WWI drama.
Performing arts.
Theater—History.
Theater.
Performing Arts.
Theatre History.
Theatre and Performance Studies.