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by K. Gritzner (Author)
Adorno and Modern Theatre explores the drama of Edward Bond, David Rudkin, Howard Barker and Sarah Kane in the context of the work of leading philosopher Theodor W. Adorno (1903-1969). The book engages with key principles of Adorno's aesthetic theory and cultural critique and examines their influence on a generation of seminal post-war dramatists.
Author Biography
Karoline Gritzner is Lecturer in Drama and Theatre Studies at Aberystwyth University, UK, and a core convenor of the Performance Philosophy network. She is the co-editor with David Ian Rabey of Theatre of Catastrophe: New Essays on Howard Barker (2006), the editor of Eroticism and Theatre in Theatre and Performance (2010), and co-editor with Will Daddario of Adorno and Performance (Palgrave, 2014).
