Download or read book A Pathognomy of Performance written by S. Bayly and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-02-08 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the themes of the event, ephemerality and democracy that mark the encounter between performance and philosophy, this original study elaborates fresh perspectives on the experiences of undoing, fiasco and disaster that shadow both the both stage and everyday life.