The Cambridge Introduction to Theatre Historiography - Brossura

Postlewait, Thomas

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ISBN 10: 0521499178 ISBN 13: 9780521499170

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Riassunto

This Introduction - an indispensable 'how to' guide for students and teachers alike - investigates the methods and aims of historical study in the performing arts, from archival research to historical writing. Beginning with case studies on Shakespearean theatre and avant-garde theatre, this study examines fundamental procedures and problems in documentary history and cultural history. It demonstrates how historians not only construct various kinds of performance events but also place them in relation to the historical agents, the political and social conditions, artistic traditions, audience responses, and historical periods. Drawing upon scholarship in classics, literary studies, art history, performance studies, and general history, Postlewait shows how to ask appropriate historical questions, construct evidence, use plays as historical documents, eliminate faulty sources, challenge unreliable witnesses, and develop historical arguments and narratives. The book concludes with a survey of the 'twelve cruxes' of research, analysis, and writing in theatre history.

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Descrizione del libro

Ideal for both students and teachers of theatre history, this Introduction provides a detailed analysis of the methods and challenges of historical research in the performing arts. An indispensable 'how to' guide, it covers all the essential areas, including archival research, developing historical descriptions, and writing reports and narratives.

L'autore

Thomas Postlewait is Professor of Drama at the University of Washington.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521499178
• ISBN 13: 9780521499170
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 360