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Blindness and Spectatorship in Ancient and Modern Theatres
Towards New Ways of Looking and Looking Back
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- 320 pages
- Reading time
- 12 hours
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Challenging stereotypes about blindness, the book explores how audiences have historically contributed to these misconceptions from antiquity to modern times. It advocates for a novel perspective on classical reception, emphasizing assemblage-thinking and highlighting the role of theatre in reshaping understanding. By examining the interplay between perception and representation, it encourages readers to reconsider their views on blindness and its cultural implications.
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Blindness and Spectatorship in Ancient and Modern Theatres, Marchella Ward
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- Released
- 2023
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- Title
- Blindness and Spectatorship in Ancient and Modern Theatres
- Subtitle
- Towards New Ways of Looking and Looking Back
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Marchella Ward
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Released
- 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN13
- 9781009372770
- Category
- Art / Culture, Theatre / Drama, About Literature, University and college textbooks
- Description
- Challenging stereotypes about blindness, the book explores how audiences have historically contributed to these misconceptions from antiquity to modern times. It advocates for a novel perspective on classical reception, emphasizing assemblage-thinking and highlighting the role of theatre in reshaping understanding. By examining the interplay between perception and representation, it encourages readers to reconsider their views on blindness and its cultural implications.