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Explore the modern and postmodern aesthetics of death in this scholarly work from Routledge. Death in American Texts and Performances examines how artists in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries represent the reality of death through memory and lived experience. By working across various genres, the contributors investigate how death is portrayed in both literary texts and performance media. This collection provides a deep look into how creators bring forth the presence of the dead when it is often viewed as something that only happens to others. The book analyzes a wide range of influential works, including the writings of Toni Morrison and Robert Lowell, as well as theatrical pieces by Amiri Baraka and Thornton Wilder. It is an essential resource for students and scholars interested in the intersection of literature, performance, and the human experience of mortality.

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This Routledge publication examines the modern and postmodern aesthetics of death through various artistic lenses.

The text explores how twentieth and twenty-first century artists represent death within memory and lived experience.

Contributors analyze a diverse range of genres including literary texts and different forms of performance media.

The book includes academic analysis of works by authors such as Toni Morrison, Robert Lowell, and Amiri Baraka.

Studies featured in this volume cover significant pieces like Thornton Wilder's Our Town and Luis Valdez's Dark Root of a Scream.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
08 February 2010
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16 November 2009

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