{"product_id":"dionysus-resurrected-hardcover","title":"Dionysus Resurrected - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErika Fischer-Lichte\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDionysus Resurrected\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes the global resurgence since the late 1960s of Euripides' \u003ci\u003eThe Bacchae\u003c\/i\u003e. By analyzing and contextualizing these modern day performances, the author reveals striking parallels between transformational events taking place during the era of the play's revival and events within the play itself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePuts forward a lively discussion of the parallels between transformational eventsduring the era of the play's revival and events within the play itself\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first comparative study to analyse and contextualize performances of \u003ci\u003eThe Bacchae\u003c\/i\u003e that took place between 1968 and 2009 from the United States, Africa, Latin America, Europe and Asia\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues that presentations of the play not only represent liminal states but also transfer the spectators into such states\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContends that the play's reflection on various stages of globalization render the tragedy a contemporary play\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEstablishes the importance of \u003ci\u003eThe Bacchae\u003c\/i\u003e within Euripides' work as the only extant tragedy in which the god Dionysus himself appears, not just as a character but as the protagonist\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the late 1960s, Euripides' \u003ci\u003eThe Bacchae\u003c\/i\u003e had almost no performance record on modern stages. Since then, the play has been staged many times in the United States, Africa, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Drawing parallels between the elements of transition, transformation, and violence in the second half of the twentieth century and the plot of\u003ci\u003e The Bacchae, \u003c\/i\u003e Fischer-Lichte argues that the play's reflection on features identified today as consequences of globalization allowed the performance to accomplish what the ancient viewers believed Dionysus, the protagonist, brought about. In this sense, the author contends that Dionysus resurrects as the god of globalization, rendering the tragedy a contemporary play. By analyzing and contextualizing these performances worldwide, Fischer-Lichte reveals the reasons behind the resurrection of this much discussed but, until recently, rarely performed tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eERIKA FISCHER-LICHTE\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Theatre Studies at the Institut für Theaterwissenschaft at the Freie Universität of Berlin and Director of the International research centre \"Interweaving Performance cultures.\" She has published extensively on the history of the theatre and on the reception of Greek tragedy. Her most recent publications include \u003ci\u003eTheatre, Sacrifice, Ritual: Exploring Forms of Political Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003eThe Transformative Power of Performance: A New Aesthetics\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), and \u003ci\u003ePerformance and the Politics of Space: Theatre and Topology\u003c\/i\u003e (edited with Benjamin Wihstutz, 2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718294999103,"sku":"9781405175784","price":164.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2b641bb766f4b127f03b55e6e1b48771.webp?v=1765081415","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/dionysus-resurrected-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}