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|aEynat-Confino, Irene,
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|aOn the uses of the fantastic in modern theatre|h[electronic resource] :|bCocteau, Oedipus, and the monster /|cIrene Eynat-Confino
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|aNew York :|bPalgrave Macmillan,|c2008.
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|a1 online resource (198 p.)
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|aPalgrave studies in theatre and performance history
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|aDescription based on print version record.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [177]-194) and index.
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|aThe Infernal Machine -- The Sphinx -- Laius, Tiresias, and Jocasta -- Oedipus -- Dramatic Strategies and Stratagems -- Cocteau and his Monster -- Visibility, Invisibility, and the Fantastic -- Ethics, Alterity,and Designed Emotion.
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|aIn this innovative reading, Irene Eynat-Confino offers an explanation for the higher effectiveness of the fantastic in theatre. Taking Cocteau's masterpiece The Infernal Machine as a case study, she also reveals that when the fantastic is introduced within a realistic context, it encodes and conveys unconventional notions. The book addresses such issues as identity, the Oedipus myth and Freud, homosexuality and homophobia, marginality, and the role of the artist in society.
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|aFantastic, The, in literature.
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|aFantasy drama|xHistory and criticism.
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|aTheater|xPhilosophy.
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|iPrint version:|aEynat-Confino, Irene,|tOn the uses of the fantasticin modern theatre.|dNew York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008|z9780230608214|w(DLC) 2009275457|w(OCoLC)269433726
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