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Soundisbornanddieswithaction.InthissurprisingresourcefulstudyMladenOvadijamakesacaseforthecentralityofsoundasanintegralelementofcon-temporarytheatre.Hearguesthatsoundintheatreinevitablyx1cbetraysx1dthedramatictextandthatsoundisperformance.Untilrecentlytheatricalsoundhaslargelybeenregardedassupplementaltothedramaticplot.Nowhoweversoundisthesubjectofrenewedinterestintheatricaldiscourse.DramaturgyofsoundOvadijaarguesreadsandwritesatheatricalidiombasedontwoinseparableintertwinedstrandsx13thegesturalcorporealpoweroftheperformerx19svoiceandthestructuralvalueofstagesound.Hisexten-siveresearchinexperimentalperformanceandhisexaminationofthepioneeringworkbyFuturistsDadaistsandExpressionistsenableOvadijatocreateapowerfulstudyofautonomoussoundasanessentialelementinthecreationofsynesthetictheatre.DramaturgyofSoundintheAvant-gardeandPostdramaticTheatrepresentsacogentargumentaboutacontinuoustraditioninexperimentaltheatrerunningfromearlymodernisttocontemporaryworks.MladenOvadijaisadramaturgeuniversitylecturerandindependentresearcher.AformerproducerforRadioSarajevohelivesinToronto.JoaquimMarquesdeArajoardentlydefendedthePortugueseInquisitionforx1cftyyearsonlytox1cndhimselfsidelinedandforgotten.InDefenceoftheFaithoffersaninsightfulexaminationofonemanx19scareerasacomissrioofthePortugueseInquisitioninPernambucoBrazilfrom1770to1820.JamesWadswortharguesthataslegalextensionsoftheinquisitorsinLisbonthecomissriosplayedarolefarsuperiortowhattheirsmallnumbersmightsuggest.Theywerenotthepsychopathsfanaticsorsecretnetworkofspiessocommoninthepopularimagination.RathertheywerethelinchpinsintheinquisitionalsystemthatpolicedtheorthodoxyoftheCatholicx1dockandqualix1cedcandidatesforinquisitionalofx1cce.JoaquimMarquesx19scareerdemonstratesthatcomissrioshadconsiderableroomtomanoeuvrethoughtheyremaineddistinctlyvulnerabletosocialandpoliticalshiftsinpower.Hisstoryrevealsaninstitutiondividedagainstitselfwhichprovedunwillingorunabletosupportitsmeninthex1celd.ConsequentlyJoaquimMarquesx19sattemptstoprotecthimselfandtheInquisitionfromattackprovedfutile.Hediedadefeatedmanontheeveofthepoliticalintellectualandspiritualupheavalhehadlongpredictedandresisted.InDefenceoftheFaithisastudyofthedeclineoftheoldregimeandtheriseofaneworderinlate-colonialBrazilasexperiencedbyanunbendingagentofaoncepowerfulinstitutionthatslowlycollapsedduringhislifetime.JamesE.WadsworthisassociateprofessorofhistoryatStonehillCollege.35MQUPSPRING2013THEATRESTUDIESSPECIFICATIONSJuly2013978-0-7735-4173-395.00SCDN95.00SUS71.00cloth6x9224ppSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailableDramaturgyofSoundintheAvant-gardeandPostdramaticTheatremladenovadijaNewinsightintothetheatricaluseofsoundinavant-gardeandpostdramaticperformance.HISTORYOFRELIGIONLATINAMERICANHISTORYInDefenceoftheFaithJoaquimMarquesdeArajoaComissriointheAgeofInquisitionalDeclinejamese.wadsworthx1cThisisawonderfullycraftedandimpeccablyresearchedstudyofoneindividualx19sstruggleindefenceoftheancientregimeinlatecolonialBrazil.x1dStuartSchwartzYaleUniversitySPECIFICATIONSMcGill-Queenx19sStudiesintheHistoryofReligionApril2013978-0-7735-4117-765.00SCDN65.00SUS49.00cloth6x9216pp10bwphotos14diagrams2tables1mapSimultaneouselectroniceditionavailable