The Cambridge Paperback Guide to Theatre - Brossura

Stanton, Sarah

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521446546 ISBN 13: 9780521446549

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Riassunto

This Guide is a concise reference to the theatre of the world, with entries on playwrights, actors, directors, critics and entertainers; on theatres, organizations and companies; on traditions, styles and genres of performance. Entries extend back to Sanskrit drama and the theatre of ancient Greece as well as encompassing contemporary practitioners. The emphasis is on performance in its broad sense, including popular entertainment as well as scripted drama, with entries on circus, musical theatre and pantomime, on male and female impersonation, gay and lesbian theatre, as well as Indian festival and Japanese puppet theatre, and the classic and contemporary theatre of Europe and North America. Four contextual essays provide the reader with the background to the great theatre traditions of Asia, Africa, South America and the Middle East. This book not only reflects the diversity and authoritativeness of the parent Cambridge Guide to Theatre, but also offers an accessible compactness.

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Recensione:

'It is an excellent book ... easy to browse through.' Maggie Bignell, The School Librarian

Descrizione del libro:

Derived from the parent Cambridge Guide to Theatre, this book offers in concise form nearly 3000 entries on all aspects of the theatre - from the theatre of ancient Greece to contemporary drama. It offers authoritative yet compact entries on the people, the plays, theatres, theories, theatre practice, genres and methods of the performance traditions of the world.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521446546
• ISBN 13: 9780521446549
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 432