Automata and Mimesis on the Stage of Theatre History

Reilly, K.

The automaton, known today as the robot, can be seen as a metaphor for the historical period in which it is explored. Chapters include examinations of Iconoclasm's fear that art might surpass nature, the Cartesian mind/body divide, automata as objects of courtly desire, the uncanny Olympia, and the revolutionary Robots in post-WWI drama.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2011-08-26

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230232020

DOI: 10.1057/9780230347540

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 220