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020 $a9781609272661
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050 00 $aPN1631$b.S48 2012
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100 1 $aShafer, John Wayne.
245 10 $aTaboo theatre :$bsex and violence on stage /$cJohn Wayne Shafer.
260 $aSan Diego, CA :$bCognella,$cc2012.
300 $a732 p. ;$c28 cm.
520 $aThis anthology is a bold and exciting read for students in a time when redacted editions of Shakespeare are becoming increasingly popular in the classroom. Taboo Theatre samples our recorded dramatic history from Greece to the present and includes many of our most famous playwrights. The plays are organized thematically into five chapters, including Our Western Roots, Extreme Consequences, Bordello Drama, and Recent Voices. The fifth and final chapter, The discussion continues-New Playwrights, debuts four provocative, new artists who speak out on subjects that will surprise and intrigue a new generation. These plays look unblinkingly at our historical and present day taboos while shedding light on social questions regarding the responsibilities of the artist to society.
505 0 $aChapter 1: Our western roots. Lysistrata -- Thyestes -- The digby killing of the children. Chapter 2:Extreme consequences. Titus Andronicus -- The Duchess of Malfi -- 'Tis pity she's a whore. Chapter 3: Bordello Drama. The country wife -- Mrs. Warren's profession -- La Ronde (Hands around). Chapter 4: Recent voices. Oh! Calcutta! -- Eukiah. . Chapter 5: The discussion continues-new playwrights. Love sucks -- Girlie stories -- The sweet stuff -- Oral.
650 0 $aDrama$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aWomen in literature.
650 0 $aViolence in literature.
650 0 $aSex crimes in literature.