Czech Theatre Design in the Twentieth Century Metaphor and Irony Revisited |
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Editor:
| Brandesky, Joe |
Series title: | Studies Theatre Hist and Culture Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-58729-525-6 |
Publication Date: | May 2007 |
Publisher: | University of Iowa Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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This compilation of essays and images reveals an essential and valuable component of Czech contributions to the world of modern theatre heretofore largely unseen outside the country itself. Featuring the craft of twenty-seven of the best stage and costume designers of the twentieth century,Brandesky supplies ample evidence of their consistently high quality and dynamic creativity,survival skills for a people whose national identity had been dismantled during many years of...
More DescriptionThis compilation of essays and images reveals an essential and valuable component of Czech contributions to the world of modern theatre heretofore largely unseen outside the country itself. Featuring the craft of twenty-seven of the best stage and costume designers of the twentieth century,Brandesky supplies ample evidence of their consistently high quality and dynamic creativity,survival skills for a people whose national identity had been dismantled during many years of occupation and repression.