Augusto Boal (1931-2009) was a Brazilian theatre practitioner, drama theorist and political activist. He is the author of Theatre of the Oppressed (Pluto Press, 2019).
Preface to the 2008 edition Preface to the 2000 edition
The Unruly Protagonist Preface to the 1974 edition 1. Aristotle
s Coercive System of Tragedy Introduction Art Imitates Nature What is the Meaning of `Imitation
? What, then, is the Purpose of Art and Science? Major Arts and Minor Arts What does Tragedy Imitate? What is Happiness? And What is Virtue? Necessary Characteristics of Virtue The Degrees of Virtue What is Justice? In What Sense can Theatre Function as an Instrument for Purifi cation and Intimidation? The Ultimate Aim of Tragedy A Short Glossary of Simple Words How Aristotle
s Coercive System of Tragedy Functions Different Types of Confl ict: Hamartia and Social Ethos Conclusion 2. Machiavelli and the Poetics of Virtù The Feudal Abstraction The Bourgeois Concretion Machiavelli and Mandragola Modern Reductions of Virtù 3. Hegel and Brecht: The Character as Subject or the Character as Object? The `Epic
Concept Types of Poetry in Hegel Characteristics of Dramatic Poetry, Still According to Hegel Freedom of the Character-Subject A Word Poorly Chosen Does Thought Determine Being (or Vice Versa)? Can Man be Changed? Confl ict of Wills or Contradiction of Needs? Empathy or What? Emotion or Reason? Catharsis and Repose, or Knowledge and Action? How to Interpret the New Works? The Rest Does Not Count: They Are Minor Formal Differences Between the Three Genres Empathy or Osmosis 4. Poetics of the Oppressed Experiments with the People
s Theatre in Peru Conclusion: `Spectator
, a Bad Word! 5. Development of the Arena Theatre of São Paulo Need for the `Joker
Goals of the `Joker
Structures of the `Joker
Appendices Notes Index
