Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 16:49:42 -0600 (MDT)


A couple of questions, very elementary, as I am just starting a thesis which
treats theatre in light of Lyotard's views on narrative:

1.  Lyotard in a later work suggests that he put too much importance on his
early examination of narrative.  Narrative is not the catch-all, he says
(horribly paraphrased, of course).  Does he really discard it like he says he
does?

2.  If various discourses are completely separate language games, then how can
one come to something resembling coherence, as in a theatrical performance where
the "language games" of set, lights, sound, actor training, and the
individuality of each audience member all come to bear simultaneously?

3.  I am newly venturing into the jungle of literature, and I could use a few
pointers.  Who are the persons currently writing most on Lyotard (dare I say
specializing)?

4.  If you were to apply Lyotard's ideas of little narrative to the genre of
theatrical performance, what conclusions would you draw?  I'm not asking you to
do my thesis for me, I'm looking, really, for problems and arguments to applying
Lyotard to theatre.

Thanks!!