Theatre and Evolution from Ibsen to Beckett / / Kirsten Shepherd-Barr.
Evolutionary theory made its stage debut as early as the 1840s, reflecting a scientific advancement that was fast changing the world. Tracing this development in dozens of mainstream European and American plays, as well as in circus, vaudeville, pantomime, and "missing link" performances,...
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Shepherd-Barr, Kirsten, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Theatre and Evolution from Ibsen to Beckett / Kirsten Shepherd-Barr. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2015] ©2015 1 online resource (400 p.) : ‹B›6 b&w illustrations‹/B› text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. "I'm Evolving!": Birds, Beasts, and Parodies -- 2. Confronting the Serious Side -- 3. "On the Contrary!": Ibsen's Evolutionary Vision -- 4. "Ugly . . . but Irresistible": Maternal Instinct on Stage -- 5. Edwardians and Eugenicists -- 6. Reproductive Issues -- 7. Midcentury American Engagements with Evolution -- 8. Beckett's "Old Muckball" -- Epilogue: Staging the Anthropocene -- Notes -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Evolutionary theory made its stage debut as early as the 1840s, reflecting a scientific advancement that was fast changing the world. Tracing this development in dozens of mainstream European and American plays, as well as in circus, vaudeville, pantomime, and "missing link" performances, Theatre and Evolution from Ibsen to Beckett reveals the deep, transformative entanglement among science, art, and culture in modern times.The stage proved to be no mere handmaiden to evolutionary science, though, often resisting and altering the ideas at its core. Many dramatists cast suspicion on the arguments of evolutionary theory and rejected its claims, even as they entertained its thrilling possibilities. Engaging directly with the relation of science and culture, this book considers the influence of not only Darwin but also Lamarck, Chambers, Spencer, Wallace, Haeckel, de Vries, and other evolutionists on 150 years of theater. It shares significant new insights into the work of Ibsen, Shaw, Wilder, and Beckett, and writes female playwrights, such as Susan Glaspell and Elizabeth Baker, into the theatrical record, unpacking their dramatic explorations of biological determinism, gender essentialism, the maternal instinct, and the "cult of motherhood."It is likely that more people encountered evolution at the theater than through any other art form in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Considering the liveliness and immediacy of the theater and its reliance on a diverse community of spectators and the power that entails, this book is a key text for grasping the extent of the public's adaptation to the new theory and the legacy of its representation on the perceived legitimacy (or illegitimacy) of scientific work. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) Evolution (Biology). Science and the arts History. Science Social aspects History. Theater and society History. PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 9783110665864 print 9780231164702 https://doi.org/10.7312/shep16470 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231538923 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231538923/original |
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Shepherd-Barr, Kirsten, Shepherd-Barr, Kirsten, Theatre and Evolution from Ibsen to Beckett / Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. "I'm Evolving!": Birds, Beasts, and Parodies -- 2. Confronting the Serious Side -- 3. "On the Contrary!": Ibsen's Evolutionary Vision -- 4. "Ugly . . . but Irresistible": Maternal Instinct on Stage -- 5. Edwardians and Eugenicists -- 6. Reproductive Issues -- 7. Midcentury American Engagements with Evolution -- 8. Beckett's "Old Muckball" -- Epilogue: Staging the Anthropocene -- Notes -- Index |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. "I'm Evolving!": Birds, Beasts, and Parodies -- 2. Confronting the Serious Side -- 3. "On the Contrary!": Ibsen's Evolutionary Vision -- 4. "Ugly . . . but Irresistible": Maternal Instinct on Stage -- 5. Edwardians and Eugenicists -- 6. Reproductive Issues -- 7. Midcentury American Engagements with Evolution -- 8. Beckett's "Old Muckball" -- Epilogue: Staging the Anthropocene -- Notes -- Index |
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