Speaking in tongues : language at play in the theatre

Speaking in tongues : language at play in the theatre /

Speaking in Tongues presents a unique account of how language has been employed in the theatre, not simply as a means of communication but also as a stylistic and formal device, and for a number of cultural and political operations. The use of multiple languages in the contemporary theatre is in par...

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Main Author: Carlson, Marvin, 1935-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2009
Edition:1st pbk. ed.
Subjects:
Drama > History and criticism.
Language and languages in literature.
Dialect drama > History and criticism.
Dialect drama, Italian > History and criticism.
Experimental theater > History > 20th century.
Experimental drama > History and criticism.
Theater > Developing countries > History > 20th century.
Interpreters for the deaf.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • The macaronic stage
  • Dialect theatre : the case of Italy
  • Postcolonial heteroglossia
  • Postmodern language play
  • The heteroglossia of side texts.

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