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245 0 4 _aThe Cambridge companion to theatre history /
_cedited by David Wiles and Christine Dymkowski.
260 _aCambridge ;
_aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2013.
300 _axv, 318 p.:
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
490 0 _aCambridge companions to literature
501 _aP.B
501 _aP.B
504 _aIncludes bibliographic references and index.
505 8 _aMachine 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.
520 _a"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 diverse international team of contributors investigates how theatre history has been constructed, showing how historical facts are tied to political and artistic agendas and explaining why history matters to us"--
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