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Edwin Wong

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Born

in Victoria, Canada

Website

https://risktheatre.com/

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Classics, Art, Philosophy

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Edwin Wong has been dubbed “an Aristotle for the 21st century” (David Konstan, NYU) and "independent and provocative" (Robert C. Evans, AUM) for exploring the intersection between risk and theatre. He has published two books (The Risk Theatre Model of Tragedy / When Life Gives You Risk, Make Risk Theatre) and over a dozen essays on this topic. In 2022, he was one of three international academics to receive the Ben Jonson Discoveries Award for his work on Shakespeare’s Hamlet. In 2018, he founded the Risk Theatre Modern Tragedy Playwriting Competition, the world's largest competition for the writing of tragedy (risktheatre.com). Wong has talked at venues from the Kennedy Center and the University of Coimbra to conferences hosted by the Natio ...more

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	The Risk Theatre Model of Tragedy: Gambling, Drama, and the Unexpected 4.21 avg rating — 34 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Life Gives You Risk, Make Risk Theatre by Edwin Wong (Goodreads Author), Gabriel Jason Dean, Nicholas Dunn 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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In their 2011 book INSIDE JOKES, neuroscientist Matthew M. Hurley, philosopher Daniel C. Dennett (one of the “four horseman”), and psychologist Reginald B. Adams present a new, scientific theory of humor. By applying the latest in cognitive science a ...more
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One of the most interesting elements of the novel is the stark contrasts between Rasklolnikov's plans and theories. By exploring the contrast between theory and practice in the novel, Dostoevsky makes irony the principle narrative technique in the no ...more
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“When the world is ablaze, risk's enticements more than compensate for its blandishments.”
― Edwin Wong, The Risk Theatre Model of Tragedy: Gambling, Drama, and the Unexpected

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“When the world is ablaze, risk's enticements more than compensate for its blandishments.”
― Edwin Wong, The Risk Theatre Model of Tragedy: Gambling, Drama, and the Unexpected

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