Cambridge introduction to theatre historiography
Postlewait, Thomas
Cambridge introduction to theatre historiography - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2009 - xi,346p. ill. ; 24 cm. - Cambridge introductions to literature .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [300]-338) and index.
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.
9780521499170
2009000049
Theater--Historiography.
PN2101 / .P67 2009
792.09 792.09 / PO-C
Cambridge introduction to theatre historiography - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2009 - xi,346p. ill. ; 24 cm. - Cambridge introductions to literature .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [300]-338) and index.
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.
9780521499170
2009000049
Theater--Historiography.
PN2101 / .P67 2009
792.09 792.09 / PO-C