one of a bunch of books (most of them rather obscure / forgotten - or from quite long ago, as in Goffman's case: 1959!) that had a large influence on S+A
i might do a series on these books, they deserve recirculation
a book about glam rock and art pop - 1970s mostly - but also tracking its echoes and reflections through the 80s, 90s and into the 21st Century - footnotes to follow here soon
... or at least, if not endorsing / encouraging, then at least accepting the existence and inevitability of theatricality as a social mech...