Theatre and the Threshold of Death: Lectures on the Dying Arts

by Kathleen M. Gough

On the eve of a global pandemic, Kathleen Gough, a theatre professor, becomes immersed in the lives of five artist-mystics, each of whom is a pioneer in her field: Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179), the first known musical composer; Eleanora Duse (1858-1924), the first modern actor in the Western world; Simone Weil (1909-1943), philosopher, activist, and mystic, whom Albert Camus called "the only great spirit of our time"; Marina...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350385514
• ISBN13: 9781350385511
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"