Frieze, James 1967-

Naming theatre : demonstrative diagnosis in performance/ James Frieze - Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, c2009 - vii, 215 p. : ill.,ports.; 23 cm - Performance interventions .

Includes bibliographical references and index

Reading a range of work from the U.S. and UK over the last two decades, this is an innovative study of theatres growing obsession with technologies and effects of naming. How does theatre reflect, and intervene in, naming practices across domains such as philosophy, computing, journalism, anthropology, advertising, military training, and genetics

9780230517707 £52.00


Drama--History and criticism
Names in literature
Characters and characteristics in literature
Identity (Philosophical concept)
Theater--Philosophy
Performance--Psychological aspects

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