| Ghosts of Theatre and Cinema in the Brain 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Pizzato, M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 140397215X ISBN-13: 9781403972156 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: "Ghost Theatres of the Brain" focuses on the staging of Self and Other as phantom characters inside the brain (in the "mind's eye," as Hamlet says), exploring the brain's anatomical evolution from animal drives to human consciousness to divine aspirations, through distinctive cultural expressions in stage and screen technologies. Even-numbered chapters look at specific dramas with ghost characters from the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans to Shakespeare, Japanese Noh, modern drama, and recent films. Odd-numbered chapters examine various intersections of psychoanalytic and neuroscientific theories to explore the brain's inner theatre, regarding ghosts and gods performed onstage and onscreen, as extensions of and connections between different brains in particular cultures. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Medical | Neuroscience |
| Dewey: 809.293 |
| LCCN: 2005051450 |
| Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6" W x 8.34" (1.08 lbs) 323 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |