Theatre/Theory/Theatre: The Major Critical Texts from Aristotle and Zeami to Soyinka and Havel
Applause Books
Theatre of the Oppressed
by Augusto Boal
Synopsis
The innovative Brazilian playwright, director and international lecturer explicates Aristotle's poetics and the philosophies of Machiavelli, Hegel and Brecht to determine the extent to which their chief components--imitation, catharsis and, ultimately, audience control--serve up to support the status quo of a society rather than facilitate change.
Publication
Theatre of the Oppressed is a play written by Augusto Boal and published by Samuel French .
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