Contents
Acknowledgements viii
Preface ix
1 What is Theatre? 1
PART I
From the World to the Stage 19
2 Mimesis: Imitation and Imagination 21
3 Truth and Illusion 47
4 History in the Making: Theatre and the Past 75
PART II
From the Stage to the World 99
5 A School of Morals? 101
6 Emotions 128
7 Collective Action: Theatre and Politics 160
Bibliography 193
Index 203