The Spectator and the Spectacle

Dennis (Professor Emeritus of Drama, Trinity College, Dublin) Kennedy

Cambridge University Press, 2009

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Are spectators passive receptors, merely consuming what is offered, or are they active participants, adding something to the event? In what ways does a spectator assist the spectacle? This wide-ranging study addresses these and many other questions, covering many different types of performance events including theatre, sport, television and ritual.

ISBN-13
9780521899765
ISBN-10
0521899761
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2009
Publication date
2009-03-19
Pages
260
Dimensions
234x160x21
Weight
552