Introduction

Julian Hilton

1-12

The aesthetics of reception and theatre

Denis Calandra

13-24

Production and reception in the theatre

Patrice Pavis

25-71

Audience

osiris, catharsis and the feast of fools

Heinz Fischer

72-86

Carnival and the poetics of reversal

Anthony Gash

87-119

The hermeneutic approach to theatre and drama

Elinor Shaffer

120-144

The concept of dialogue

Magnus Florin, Bo Göranzon, Per Sällström

145-155

Theatricality and technology

pygmalion and the myth of the intelligent machine

Julian Hilton

156-175