MACMILLAN Ethical Speculations in Contemporary British Theatre

Product Description This volume is the first to offer a comprehensive critical examination of the intersections between contemporary ethical thought and post-1989 British playwriting. Its coverage of a large number of plays and playwrights, international range of contributors and original argumentation make it a key point of reference for students and researchers. Review 'This is a timely and vital contribution to the growing body of scholarship on contemporary theatre and ethics. With its wide coverage of plays and performances, and incisive analysis of key discourses on witnessing, responsibility, precarity, violence and intimacy, this is a landmark collection that brings ethics and drama into urgent correspondence.' - Chris Megson, Royal Holloway University of London 'Mireia Aragay and Enric Monforte's Ethical Speculations in Contemporary British Theatre is a welcome addition to this growing body of work which represents an 'ethical turn' in the field of theatre studies.' - Studies in Theatre and Performance About the Author Vicky Angelaki, University of Birmingham, UK Mireia Aragay, University of Barcelona, Spain Clara Escoda, University of Barcelona, Spain Martin Middeke, University of Augsburg, Germany Enric Monforte, University of Barcelona, Spain Dan Rebellato, University of London, UK Graham Saunders, University of Reading, UK Christiane Schlote, University of Zürich, Switzerland Hanna Scolnicov, Tel-Aviv University, Israel Aleks Sierz, Rose Bruford College, UK Mark Taylor-Batty, University of Leeds, UK Clare Wallace, Charles University, Czech Republic