All the world's a stage–
in more than metaphor.
The acclaimed authors of
A Sociology of the Absurd
propose that all human behavior is a form of theatre, and
support this argument with analysis of both the sociological
insights of Shakespeare - focusing on
Macbeth, Hamlet,
Trollus and Cressida
and
Antony and Cleopatra
-and the
theatrical dimension of modern theories of human inter–
action -including those of Freud, George Mead and
Erving Goffman. The result is "a very thoughtful and
provocative presentation." - Herbert Blumer, University of
California, Berkeley
