Description
Samuel Beckett's Self-Referential Drama - The Sensitive Chaos, 2nd Edition
About the Author
Shimon Levy is Chairman of the Department of Theatre Arts at Tel Aviv University
Reviews
"... the book's principal value lies in Levy's penetrating observations about the ontology of the plays in performance, the reflexive, prism-like conundrums in them that fascinate and frustrate intelligent and attentive spectators and theater practitioners alike... Among the main virtues of this revised and enlarged edition is the addition of production anecdotes and performer-interviews that set Levy's critical ideas in newly illuminating practical context..." -- Journal of Beckett Studies.
"An intelligent, often fascinating analysis of Beckett's work." -- Choice.
"This current collection of essays is divided almost equally between theory and performance, but as often Shimon Levy treats the two as a single field as he explores the possibilities of chaos theory as a model for the theatrical experience, where 'even the tiniest detail may influence the presentation,' and moves on to explore the implications of Logical Positivism and Existentialism, all under the umbrella of the Cartesian Cogito. The essay on 'The Poetics of Offstage' is exemplary and should be required reading for theater directors." -- S. E. Gontarski, Sarah Herndon Professor of English, Florida State University; Editor, Journal of Beckett Studies.
Book Information
ISBN 9781902210544
Author Shimon Levy
Format Hardback
Page Count 187
Imprint Liverpool University Press
Publisher Liverpool University Press
Weight(grams) 438g
About the Author
Shimon Levy is Chairman of the Department of Theatre Arts at Tel Aviv University
Reviews
"... the book's principal value lies in Levy's penetrating observations about the ontology of the plays in performance, the reflexive, prism-like conundrums in them that fascinate and frustrate intelligent and attentive spectators and theater practitioners alike... Among the main virtues of this revised and enlarged edition is the addition of production anecdotes and performer-interviews that set Levy's critical ideas in newly illuminating practical context..." -- Journal of Beckett Studies.
"An intelligent, often fascinating analysis of Beckett's work." -- Choice.
"This current collection of essays is divided almost equally between theory and performance, but as often Shimon Levy treats the two as a single field as he explores the possibilities of chaos theory as a model for the theatrical experience, where 'even the tiniest detail may influence the presentation,' and moves on to explore the implications of Logical Positivism and Existentialism, all under the umbrella of the Cartesian Cogito. The essay on 'The Poetics of Offstage' is exemplary and should be required reading for theater directors." -- S. E. Gontarski, Sarah Herndon Professor of English, Florida State University; Editor, Journal of Beckett Studies.
Book Information
ISBN 9781902210544
Author Shimon Levy
Format Hardback
Page Count 187
Imprint Liverpool University Press
Publisher Liverpool University Press
Weight(grams) 438g
