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Theatre of the Oppressed

Theatre of the Oppressed

Augusto Boal (Author), Charles A. McBride (Translator)
January 1993
Trade Paperback · 208 Pages
$15.95 U.S. · €11.99 E.U.
ISBN 9780930452490
Theatre Communications Group
 

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Description

The innovative Brazilian playwright, director and international lecturer explicates Aristotle's poetics and the philosophies of Machiavelli, Hegel and Brecht to determine the extent to which their chief components—imitation, catharsis and, ultimately, audience control—serve up to support the status quo of a society rather than facilitate change.