Theatrical Speech Acts: Performing Language by Erika Fischer-... - 9781032238968

Taylor & Francis

Theatrical Speech Acts: Performing LanguagePolitics, Translations, Embodiments\nAuthor(s): Erika Fischer-Lichte, Torsten Jost, Saskya Iris Jain\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032238968, 978-1032238968\nSynopsis\nTheatrical Speech Acts: Performing Language explores the significance and impact of words in performance, probing how language functions in theatrical scenarios, what it can achieve under particular conditions, and what kinds of problems may arise as a result.\n\nPresenting case studies from around the globespanning Argentina, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Korea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Thailand, the UK and the USthe authors explore key issues related to theatrical speech acts, such as (post)colonial language politics; histories, practices and theories of translation for/in performance; as well as practices and processes of embodiment. With scholars from different cultural and disciplinary backgrou.