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The Cambridge introduction to theatre historiography
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The Cambridge introduction to theatre historiography / Thomas Postlewait.
ISBN
9780521495707 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0521495709 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0521499178 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780521499170 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Physical Description
xi, 346 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Variant and related titles
Cambridge introduction to theater historiography
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 20, 2009
Series
Cambridge introductions to literature
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [300]-338) and index.
Contents
Introduction: on some preliminary matters
Documentary history vs. cultural history: two case studies
Documentary histories: the case of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Cultural histories: the case of Alfred Jarry's Ubu roi
Historical vs. theatrical events
The historical event
The theatrical event
Placing events within their contexts
The criteria for periodization in theatre history: definitive categories for events
The idea of the "political" in our histories of theatre: causal contexts for events
Summing up
The theatrical event and its conditions: a primer with twelve cruxes.
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