Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 Theatre, Body, Life and Language
Semiotics
Phenomenology
Post-Structuralism and Deconstruction
Cognitive Theory
Chapter 2 Subjectivity and Theatre
Psychoanalytic Theory
Gender Theories
Intersectionality
Reader-Response and Reception Theory
Chapter 3 World and Theatre
Materialist Theory
Postmodern Theory
Post-Colonial Theory
Critical Race Theory
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Mark Fortier is a Professor in the School of Theatre, English and Creative Writing at the University of Guelph, Canada. He is co-editor of Adaptations of Shakespeare (Routledge 2000) and his research interests include Shakespeare, the intersections of law and literature, and looking at how theory interacts with theatre studies.
Praise for Previous Editions
'Fortier’s book is still extremely useful—authoritative, comprehensive, and evenhanded.'
- CHOICE, R. Remshardt, University of Florida
'As an introduction to the question of theory for the student of theatre, it is excellent.'
- Christopher McCullough, MLR
