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Cover image for book Automata and Mimesis on the Stage of Theatre History

Automata and Mimesis on the Stage of Theatre History

By:K. Reilly
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9780230232020
eText ISBN:9780230347540
Edition:0
Copyright:2011
Format:Page Fidelity

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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.