| Dramatic Disgust: Aesthetic Theory and Practice from Sophocles to Sarah Kane Contributor(s): Ablett, Sarah J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 3837652106 ISBN-13: 9783837652109 Publisher: Transcript Publishing OUR PRICE: $49.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism - Philosophy | Aesthetics - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6" W x 9" (0.62 lbs) 254 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Aesthetic disgust is a key component of most classic works of drama because it has much more potential than to simply shock the audience. This first extensive study on dramatic disgust places this sensation among pity and fear as one of the core emotions that can achieve katharsis in drama. The book sets out in antiquity and traces the history of dramatic disgust through Kant, Freud, and Kristeva to Sarah Kane's in-yer-face theatre. It establishes a framework to analyze forms and functions of disgust in drama by investigating its different cognates (miasma, abjection, etc.). Providing a concise argument against critics who have discredited aesthetic disgust as juvenile attention-grabbing, Sarah Ablett explains how this repulsive emotion allows theatre to dig deeper into what it means to be human. |