Performing Violence (Paperback)

Birgit Beumers

ISBN 10: 1841502693 / ISBN 13: 9781841502694

Editore: Intellect, Bristol, 2009

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Paperback. The so-called New Russian Drama emerged at the end of the twentieth century, following a long period of decline in dramatic writing in the late Soviet and post-Soviet era. In Performing Violence, Birgit Beumers and Mark Lipovetsky examine the representation of violence in these new dramatic works by young Russian playwrights. Reflecting the disappointment in Yeltsins democratic reforms and Putins neoconservative politics, the plays focus on political and social representations of violence, its performances, and its justifications. As the first English-language study of Russian drama and theatre in the twenty-first century, Performing Violence seeks a vantage point for the analysis of brutality in post-Soviet culture. While previous generations had preferred poetry and prose, this new breed of authorsthe Presnyakov brothers, Evgeni Grishkovets, and Vasili Sigarev among themhave garnered international recognition for their fierce plays. This book investigates the violent portrayal of the identity crisis of a generation as represented in their theatrical works, and will be a key text for students and scholars of drama, Russian studies, and literature. An English-language study of Russian drama and theatre in the 21st century. It discusses plays and films of the new voices of Russian theatre, including the Presnyakov Brothers, Vasili Sigarev, Ivan Vyrypaev and Evgeni Grishkovets. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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• Titolo: Performing Violence (Paperback)
• Editore: Intellect, Bristol
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1841502693
• ISBN 13: 9781841502694
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Edizione: seconda edizione
• Condizione: new

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The so-called “New Russian Drama” emerged at the end of the twentieth century, following a long period of decline in dramatic writing in the late Soviet and post-Soviet era. In Performing Violence, Birgit Beumers and Mark Lipovetsky examine the representation of violence in these new dramatic works by young Russian playwrights. Reflecting the disappointment in Yeltsin’s democratic reforms and Putin’s neoconservative politics, the plays focus on political and social representations of violence, its performances, and its justifications.

As the first English-language study of Russian drama and theatre in the twenty-first century, Performing Violence seeks a vantage point for the analysis of brutality in post-Soviet culture. While previous generations had preferred poetry and prose, this new breed of authors—the Presnyakov brothers, Evgeni Grishkovets, and Vasili Sigarev among them—have garnered international recognition for their fierce plays. This book investigates the violent portrayal of the identity crisis of a generation as represented in their theatrical works, and will be a key text for students and scholars of drama, Russian studies, and literature.

Informazioni sull'autore

Birgit Beumers is a reader in Russian at the University of Bristol, specializing in contemporary Russian culture. She is the author or editor of many books, including A History of Russian Cinema and The Post-Soviet Russian Media.

Mark Lipovetsky is associate professor of Russian studies and comparative literature at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has written several books on Russian literature and culture, including Paralogies: Transformation of (Post)modernist Discourse in Russian Culture of the 1920s–2000s.