Abstract/Details

The Butcher Rode Fortuna

Steinbring, Amelia.   University of Guelph (Canada) ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  2000. MQ51098.

Abstract (summary)

This thesis is a creative work in the form of a full-length comic play. After Wilbert's wife, the goddess Fortuna, dies a violent death at the hooves of Wilbert's prized steed, Wilbert vows to wager his fortune on the horse. The wager, set to the historical backdrop of the nineteenth century in the first act, is played out to its mediatized, twentieth-century conclusion in the second act. Drawing attention to the position of harness racing as the first modern, mass-spectator sport, the play charts the waning popularity of racing in favour of contemporary forms of gambling, slot-machines, which focus on “hitting the jackpot.” Referring to early drafts and utilizing a cultural materialist analysis of the political, social and economic elements that inform the subject matter, the Afterword focuses on the development of the play and the kinds of artistic compromises and choices a project of this kind demands.

Indexing (details)


Subject
Theater;
Canadian literature
Classification
0465: Theater
0352: Canadian literature
0203: Creative writing
Identifier / keyword
Communication and the arts; Language, literature and linguistics; Original writing; Play
Title
The Butcher Rode Fortuna
Author
Steinbring, Amelia
Number of pages
103
Degree date
2000
School code
0081
Source
MAI 39/01M, Masters Abstracts International
Place of publication
Ann Arbor
Country of publication
United States
ISBN
978-0-612-51098-2
Advisor
Thompson, Judith; Knowles, Ric
University/institution
University of Guelph (Canada)
University location
Canada -- Ontario, CA
Degree
M.A.
Source type
Dissertation or Thesis
Language
English
Document type
Dissertation/Thesis
Dissertation/thesis number
MQ51098
ProQuest document ID
304591703
Copyright
Database copyright ProQuest LLC; ProQuest does not claim copyright in the individual underlying works.
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/docview/304591703