Eli Rozik Ordre des livres

First published in hardcover 2014, reprinted in paperback 2015.

Offers a theory and methodology of performance analysis as an alternative to traditional play-analysis. This title deals with the poetic structure of fictional worlds described by the theatre medium and metaphoric and rhetoric structures that operate on the level of relationship between the description of such a world and the world of a spectator.

Eli Rozik presents a provocative exploration of theatre's origins, challenging traditional views that link its beginnings to ritual and religion. Instead, he proposes an alternative theory that emphasizes the cultural and psychological conditions essential for the emergence of theatre. Engaging with the ongoing debates in theatre studies, Rozik's work invites readers to reconsider the foundational aspects of this art form, making it a significant contribution to the discourse on its historical development.