Perichorestic desire, catachrestic discontent: identity representations in contemporary balkan drama
This study examines the ambivalence of the Balkans by analysing representations of collective identities in plays written since 1980 by major dramatists from the region. It builds upon recent studies which deconstruct Balkanism i.e. western discourse of the Balkans as Europe's 'incomplete...
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University of Nottingham
2008
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.490987 |
| Summary: | This study examines the ambivalence of the Balkans by analysing representations of collective identities in plays written since 1980 by major dramatists from the region. It builds upon recent studies which deconstruct Balkanism i.e. western discourse of the Balkans as Europe's 'incomplete self'. |
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