Memory of the Body: Essays on Theater and Death

by Jan Kott

Book Overview

To see through the eyes of essayist and dramaturge Jan Kott is to gain in knowledge not just of the theater but also of human culture. Since his Shakespeare Our Contemporary appeared in English in 1964, Kott's work has altered--and strengthened--the way critics and the public approach the theater as a whole. The Memory of the Body highlights a number of dramatic personalities and personages: authors and directors Witkiewicz, Brecht,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810110431
• ISBN13: 9780810110434
• Release Date: June 1992
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 153 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.4"