Sublime drama: British theatre of the 1990s PDF
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Elżbieta Baraniecka Sublime Drama CDE Studies Edited by Martin Middeke Volume 23 Elżbieta Baraniecka Sublime Drama British Theatre of the 1990s ISBN 978-3-11-030115-1 e-ISBN 978-3-11-030993-5 ISSN 2194-9069 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A CIP catalog record for this book has been applied for at the Library of Congress. Bibliographic information published by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data are available in the Internet at http://dnb.dnb.de. © 2013 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston Printing: Hubert & Co. GmbH & Co. KG, Göttingen ♾ Printed on acid-free paper Printed in Germany www.degruyter.com For my parents Acknowledgements Iwouldliketoexpressmydeepgratitudetothemanyindividualswhogavetheir time, advice and valued support,whether intellectual, moral or financial, and withoutwhomwritingthisbookwouldhavebeenacompletelydifferentexperi- ence.IparticularlywanttothankMartinMiddekefortheexcellentsupervisionof my work,forhisassistancewheneverIneededit,for anudgewhenitwas nec- essary,andalsoforgivingmethepossibilityoffinancingtheprojectbyoffering me theopportunity to workwith histeamatthe UniversityofAugsburg.In this context,Ialsowanttoacknowledgethekindsupportofallmycolleaguesatthe university. In particularly, I would like to thank Christina Wald and Christoph Henke for the brainstorming sessions and feedback during our research work- shops, and for the example that they have been for me of how to do this right.SpecialthanksshouldbegiventotheCDESocietynotonlyfordistinguish- ingmy workwith the CDE Awardbut first and foremost forgivingmethe won- derfulopportunitytoparticipateintheCDEconferencesandtheCDEPhDwork- shops all these years. I profited from them immensely. I would also like to ex- pressmygratitudetoallmyfriends,particularlyKatarzynaWęzowska,Agniesz- ka Laskowska, Danyela Demir, Linda Hess, Adina Sorian,Victoria Mears, and MatthewandAnneGardner,fortheircontinuingmoralsupport.Mymostspecial thanks go to Matthew Fentem, who not only proofread every sentence of this book, but also accompanied me through every stage of this study, giving me hiswarmencouragementandstrength,andshowinggreatpatienceandincred- ibleunflinchingbeliefinme.Finally,Iwishtothankmyparentsandmysisters, Beata Baraniecka-Geschinski and Agnieszka Baraniecka, along with their won- derful families, for constantly boosting me morally and giving their support in every possible way. Contents Acknowledgements VII Introduction 1 . Thesis 1 . Overview of Chapters 12 . Previous Research 18 Theory of the Sublime 29 . Longinus 32 .. “The echo of a great soul” 33 .. Sappho and the Threatened Subject 34 .. The Turn of the Sublime 36 . Edmund Burke 38 .. Towards an Aesthetic of Shocks: Burke 38 .. The Beautiful and the Sublime 41 . Immanuel Kant 44 .. Characteristics of the Aesthetic Feeling 46 .. The Beautiful and the Sublime 47 . Jean-François Lyotard 53 .. Lyotard and Kantian Reflective Aesthetic Judgement 53 .. Adjusting Kantian Sublime to the Postmodern Context 54 .. Realism 56 .. The Inhuman 61 .. The Threat of Privation 64 .. The Ungraspable Presence 66 . Summary 67 . Theorizing the Sublime for Drama Analysis 71 Case Studies 77 . Patrick Marber’s Closer 77 .. The Beautiful, the Agreeable and the Sublime 78 .. Synopsis 81 .. Internal Analysis: Moments of (In)Hospitality 82 .. External Analysis: Moments of the (Un)Familiar 106 . Anthony Neilson’s Normal 116 .. Synopsis 116 .. Bataille, Eros and Thanatos, and the Evil Inside 118 X Contents .. Internal Analysis: Wehner’s Sublime Encounter with Eros and Thanatos 122 .. The External Level: Ecstasy of Minds 145 . Mark Ravenhill’s Faust Is Dead 153 .. Synopsis 154 .. Seduction in Realism and in Sublime 156 .. InternalAnalysis:ConsumeristSeduction oftheCharacters 160 .. External Analysis: Sublime Seduction of the Audience 195 . Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis 205 .. The Impossible Synopsis 207 .. Internal Analysis: Singing on the Boundary 213 .. External Analysis: the Influence of the Parergonal Language on the Audience 246 Conclusion 251 Works Cited 261
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