Actor as Anti-Character: Dionysus, the Devil, and the Boy Rosalind

by Lesley Wade Soule

Working from the premise that the stage performer's primary functions derive from celebrative rituals, this book describes the figure of the actor as anti-character in premodern popular theatre. Particularly in plays belonging to the popular, performative tradition, the actor simultaneously impersonated and subverted the character of the playtext. By doing so, he affirmed the ritual-celebrative authority of the performer and audience over the ideological...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313313040
• ISBN13: 9780313313042
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.6"