Automata and Mimesis on the Stage of Theatre History e-bog
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The automaton, known today as the robot, can be seen as a metaphor for the historical period in which it is explored. Chapters include examinations of Iconoclasm's fear that art might surpass nature, the Cartesian mind/body divide, automata as objects of courtly desire, the uncanny Olympia, and the revolutionary Robots in post-WWI drama.
E-bog
546,47 DKK
Forlag
Palgrave Macmillan
Udgivet
26 august 2011
Genrer
Performing arts
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780230347540
The automaton, known today as the robot, can be seen as a metaphor for the historical period in which it is explored. Chapters include examinations of Iconoclasm's fear that art might surpass nature, the Cartesian mind/body divide, automata as objects of courtly desire, the uncanny Olympia, and the revolutionary Robots in post-WWI drama.