Memory in Play: From Aeschylus to Sam Shepard - Paperback

by A. Favorini (Author)

This innovative study examines the role of memory in the history of theatre and drama. Favorini analyzes issues of memory in self-construction, collective memory, the clash of memory and history and even explores what the work of cognitive scientists can teach us about brain function and our response to drama.

Author Biography

ATTILIO FAVORINI is Professor of Theatre Arts, University of Pittsburgh, USA.