Get Free Shipping on orders over $49
Performing Violence : Literary and Theatrical Experiments of New Russian Drama - Birgit Beumers

Performing Violence

Literary and Theatrical Experiments of New Russian Drama

By: Birgit Beumers, Mark Lipovetsky

Paperback | 1 November 2009 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Paperback


RRP $46.95

$40.75

13%OFF

or 4 interest-free payments of $10.19 with

 or 

Ships in 5 to 7 business days

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.

Industry Reviews

"A valuable interpretive tool, providing much needed assistance in navigating the highly heterogeneous landscape of contemporary Russian theatre."--Slavonic and East European Review

--Elena Siemens, University of Alberta "Slavonic and East European Review" (4/15/2011 12:00:00 AM)

More in Film Theory & Criticism

Vagabond - Tim Curry

Paperback

RRP $26.99

$22.99

15%
OFF
Dementia on Screen : Global Perspectives - Michael Chanan
Dementia on Screen : Global Perspectives - Michael Chanan
Jean-Luc Godard's Unmade and Abandoned Projects - Michael Witt
The Conversation : Movies Minute by Minute - Jonathan Russell Clark

RRP $130.00

$118.75

Goodfellas : BFI Film Classics - Dana Polan
Mulholland Drive : BFI Film Classics - Justus Nieland
Hollywood Stars Who Died Too Young - KATHERINE BEBO
The Films of Apichatpong Weerasethakul - Anik Sarkar
Sofia Coppola : The Iconic Filmmaker and Her Work - Ian Nathan

RRP $55.00

$42.75

22%
OFF
You Never Know : A Memoir - Tom Selleck

RRP $24.99

$21.75

13%
OFF
Rocky : The Complete Films - Sylvester Stallone

RRP $165.00

$114.75

30%
OFF
The Definitive Guide to Horror Movies : Horror Essentials - Kim Newman