The Cambridge companion to theatre history /

"Scholars, amateur historians and actors have shaped theatre history in different ways at different times and in different places. This Companion offers students and general readers a series of accessible and engaging essays on the key aspects of studying and writing theatre history. The divers...

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Other Authors: Dymkowski, Christine, 1950-, Wiles, David
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Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Series:Cambridge companions to literature
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505 8 |a Machine generated contents note: Introduction: why?; 1. Why theatre history? David Wiles; Part I. When?: Indicative Timeline: 2. Modernist theatre Stefan Hulfeld; 3. Baroque to romantic theatre Christopher Baugh; 4. Medieval, renaissance and early modern theatre David Wiles; 5. Classical theatre Erika Fischer-Lichte; Part II. Where?: 6. Liverpool Ros Merkin; 7. Finland S. E. Wilmer; 8. Egypt Hazem Azmy; 9. Traditional theatre: the case of Japanese Noh Diego Pellecchia; 10. Reflections on a global theatre history Marvin Carlson; Part III. What?: 11. The audience Willmar Sauter; 12. The art of acting Josette Fe;ral; 13. Music theatre and musical theatre Zachary Dunbar; 14. Circus Marius Kwint; Part IV. How?: 15. The nature of historical evidence: a case study Thomas Postlewait; 16. The visual record: the case of Hamlet Barbara Hodgdon; 17. Museums, archives and collecting Fiona Macintosh; 18. Re:enactment Gilli Bush-Bailey; 19. The internet: history 2.0? Jacky Bratton and Grant Tyler Peterson. 
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