Theorizing Practice Redefining Theatre History |
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| Editor:
| Worthen, W. B.
Holland, Peter |
| Author:
| Holland, Peter |
| Series title: | Redefining British Theatre History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4039-0794-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2003 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $79.99USD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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In a series of essays, several of the most significant figures in the field present a wide-ranging interrogation of the practice of theatre history studies at the present time, raising questions of history and historiography; the bearing of national, sexual, and racial identity on the canons of theatre history; the limits of print and the history of non-textual forms of performance; the intersections between theatre and other forms of commodification; and even the work of performance...
More DescriptionIn a series of essays, several of the most significant figures in the field present a wide-ranging interrogation of the practice of theatre history studies at the present time, raising questions of history and historiography; the bearing of national, sexual, and racial identity on the canons of theatre history; the limits of print and the history of non-textual forms of performance; the intersections between theatre and other forms of commodification; and even the work of performance at the borders of the human.