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David Wiles, "Democracy, Theatre and Performance: From the Greeks to Gandhi" (Cambridge UP, 2024)

New Books in Intellectual History

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Art and Authority: Theatrical Rhetoric in Politics

This chapter examines the intersection of theater and political discourse, focusing on the responses of artists to authoritarian regimes. It highlights a British playwright's adaptation of Hamlet to critique contemporary issues in the Arab world, while also contrasting historical rhetorical practices in Athenian democracy with modern political emotional appeals.

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