Ghosts of Theatre and Cinema in the Brain
M Pizzato
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Paperback. Pizzato focuses on the staging of Self and Other as phantom characters inside the brain (in the 'mind's eye', as Hamlet says). He explores the brain's anatomical evolution from animal drives to human consciousness to divine aspirations, through distinctive cultural expressions in stage and screen technologies. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 334 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; HBTB; JFC; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Pizzato focuses on the staging of Self and Other as phantom characters inside the brain (in the 'mind's eye', as Hamlet says). He explores the brain's anatomical evolution from animal drives to human consciousness to divine aspirations, through distinctive cultural expressions in stage and screen technologies.
Pizzato focuses on the staging of Self and Other as phantom characters inside the brain (in the 'mind's eye', as Hamlet says). He explores the brain's anatomical evolution from animal drives to human consciousness to divine aspirations, through distinctive cultural expressions in stage and screen technologies.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History
Number of Pages
323
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349533435
SKU
V9781349533435
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99-15
About M Pizzato
MARK PIZZATO is Professor of Theatre and Film at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, USA. He is the author of Edges of Loss: From Modern Drama to Postmodern Theory (University of Michigan, 1998), Theatres of Human Sacrifice: From Ancient Ritual to Screen Violence (SUNY, 2005), Ghosts of Theatre and Cinema in the Brain (Palgrave, 2006), Inner Theatres of Good and ... Read more
Reviews for Ghosts of Theatre and Cinema in the Brain
"A fascinating analysis, based on research in psychoanalysis, evolutionary psychiatry, and neuroscience, of ghostly presences in our minds and brains and of how theater, film, and television function to activate these ghosts and transport them from one brain to another. This book marks a quantum leap in our understanding of the crucial role that dramatic performances can play in the ... Read more