Speaking in Tongues: Language at Play in the Theatre

by Marvin A. Carlson

Book Overview

Speaking in Tongues presents a unique account of how language has been employed in the theatre, not simply as a means of communication but also as a stylistic and formal device, and for a number of cultural and political operations. The use of multiple languages in the contemporary theatre is in part a reflection of a more globalized culture, but it also calls attention to how the mixing of language has always been an important part of the functioning...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472115472
• ISBN13: 9780472115471
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 257 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"