This is a book about the theater phenomenon. It is an extension of notes on the theater and theatergoing that have been accumulating for some time. It does not

Reveals unexplored links between Shakespeare's plays and the work of Eugene O'Neill

Fresh and provocative readings of familiar stage objects provide new ways of understanding theater, dramatic literature, and culture

How theater has challenged the mind/body dualism that underpins much of Western thought

In this book Jeffrey Alexander develops the view that cultural sociology and “cultural pragmatics” are vital for understanding the structural turbulence and