{"product_id":"theatre-of-chaos-beyond-absurdism-into-orderly-disorder-paperback-9780521619868","title":"Theatre of Chaos; Beyond Absurdism, into Orderly Disorder (Paperback) 9780521619868","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTheatre of Chaos\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBeyond Absurdism, into Orderly Disorder\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA study of contemporary theatre from the perspective of chaos theatre and quantum mechanics.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam W. Demastes (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521619868, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 17 February 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e212 pages, 18 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.5 x 1.2 cm, 0.303 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this unique and invigorating study, chaos theory and quantum mechanics are employed as the basis for a clearer understanding of the often confusing contemporary theatre world. Examining numerous antecedents to contemporary thought on chaos and the cultural roots of the notion of chaos, links are provided to playwrights ranging from Shakespeare to Ibsen and Tom Stoppard to Sam Shepard. William Demastes investigates parallel developments across the arts and sciences: connections between the dramatic naturalism of the late nineteenth century and Newtonian thought, and theatre of the absurd and disorderly chaos theory. After centuries of isolation and increased specialisation, the author contends, it may once again be time to consider the 'arts' and 'sciences' not as two isolated enterprises but to acknowledge interrelations between them.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Preface: awash in chaos\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: the new science metaphor and modern drama: a brief history of western thought\u003cbr\u003e 1. Quantum physics as metaphor: elliptical beginnings of the new paradigm\u003cbr\u003e 2. Chaos and theatre: sensitive dependence on initial conditions\u003cbr\u003e 3. Intuitive intersections: American drama confronts orderly disorder\u003cbr\u003e 4. Theatre of chaos, past and future\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Chaos and cultural futures\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Theatre studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theatre studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theatre%20studies%20%5BAN%5D%22\"\u003eAN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004986151192,"sku":"9780521619868","price":29.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521619868i_27456118-3d71-41aa-bccc-838c2dff594c.jpg?v=1691370627","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/theatre-of-chaos-beyond-absurdism-into-orderly-disorder-paperback-9780521619868","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}