Introduction : theatrically imagined bodies -- Script as a discipline of the body -- Theatre and bodily value -- The wrong dog (an account of significant inaction) -- Just at that very moment : the organisation of body rhythm -- "Look out behind you" -- Strutting, bellowing, muscles and noise -- Lolo's breasts and a wooden Christ -- Dissipation
Summary
"Part theatre history, part dramatic criticism, part theoretical tour de force, the central argument in Theatre, Body and Pleasure is that theatre is where society negotiates around bodily value and bodily meaning. It will therefore appeal to those with interests not only in theatre but also in wider questions about society, culture and pleasure."--Jacket
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-193) and index
