Essays
Last Scene of All
2022·210 pages
A scholarly exploration of death's representation on the Western stage across six centuries and seven countries.
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A scholarly exploration of death's representation on the Western stage across six centuries and seven countries.
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In tracing how Western authors since the sixteenth century have played with and against classical notions of endings and closure, these essays explore the potential and limits of the physical stage for confronting human mortality. Jessica Goodman is Associate Professor and Tutorial Fellow in French at St Catherine's College, Oxford.
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Brief mentions of death as a theatrical theme; not graphic.
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Minor cultural and social commentary on theatrical traditions.
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