Forms of Emotion: Human to Nonhuman in Drama, Theatre and Contemporary Performance (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies)

By: Peta Tait

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Synopsis: Forms of Emotion analyses how drama, theatre and contemporary performance present emotion and its human and nonhuman diversity. This book explores the emotions, emotional feelings, mood, and affect, which make up a spectrum of ‘emotion’, to illuminate theatrical knowledge and practice and reflect the distinctions and debates in philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, and other disciplines. This study asserts that specific forms of emotion are intentionally unified in drama, theatre, and performance to convey meaning, counteract separation and subversively champion emotional freedom. The book progressively shows that the dramatic and theatrical representation of the nonhuman reveals how human dominance is offset by emotional connection with birds, animals, and the natural environment. This book will be of great interest to students and researchers interested in the emotions and affect in dramatic literature, theatre studies, performance studies, psychology, and philosophy as well as artists working with emotionally expressive performance.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 256 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781000464436
Related ISBNs:: 9780367644987, 9780367644970, 9781003124832
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 09/11/23
Copyrighted By:: Peta Tait
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Psychology, Social Studies, Drama, Plays and Theater, Language Arts, Philosophy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.