Science on Stage : From "Doctor Faustus" to "Copenhagen"
Editorial Reviews
Graham Farmelo, The Times Higher Education Supplement
"Science on Stage is the best available companion to modern science plays".
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Brian Schwartz, Professor of Physics and Director of the Science and the Arts Program, the Graduate Center of the City University of New York : Kirsten Shepherd-Barr explores contemporary theater at the intersection of science and performance. She deals with subjects such as quantum mechanics, chaos theory, evolution, and genetics and focuses on work by superb playwrights such as Michael Frayn and Tom Stoppard, as well as alternative theatrical events that literally change the way of doing theater. In the process, she raises timeless questions about truth, morality, and social responsibility. This is a scholarly tour de force equally accessible to scientists, artists, and humanists.
Mike Vanden Heuvel, Department of Theatre and Drama, University of Wisconsin : Shepherd-Barr's work represents a significant contribution to this emerging field by offering the first sustained taxonomy of science plays and a credible context for evaluating the importance of the subgenre. The book will interest many across a range of fields and interests.
Robert Osserman, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University and Special Projects Director, the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute : Well-written and extremely timely. The book performs an invaluable service of placing the phenomenon of science plays in context, and of reanalyzing older plays from our current vantage point.
Science on Stage : From "Doctor Faustus" to "Copenhagen"
Science on Stage: From "Doctor Faustus" to "Copenhagen",Kirsten Shepherd-Barr,Princeton University Press,0691121508,General,Performing Arts,Performing Arts/Dance,Theater - History & Criticism,American Language and Literature,Biological Sciences,History of Science and Medicine, Philosophy of Science,Mathematics,Performing Arts / Theater / History & Criticism,Physics,Plays & playwrights,Science: General Issues,Theatre, drama
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