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2、olorshiponChurchill’sextraordinaryandground-breakingwork.Chaptersexploreaclusterofmajorplaysinrelationtopressingsocialtopics–ecologicalcrisis,sexualpolitics,revolution,terrorandselfhood–providingclosereadingsoftextsintheirtheatrical,theoreticalandhistoricalcontexts.Th
3、esetopic-basedessaysareintercalatedwithotheressaysthatdelveintoChurchill’smajorcollaborations,herperformanceinnovationsandherinfluencesonanewgenerationofplaywrights.ContributorsexploreChurchill’scareer-longexperimentation–herrisk-takingthathasreinvigoratedthestage,both
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7、nisincopyright.Subjecttostatutoryexceptionandtotheprovisionsofrelevantcollectivelicensingagreements,noreproductionofanypartmaytakeplacewithoutthewrittenpermissionofCambridgeUniversityPress.Firstpublished2009PrintedintheUnitedKingdomattheUniversityPress,CambridgeAcatal
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