TY - BOOK AU - Postlewait,Thomas TI - Cambridge introduction to theatre historiography T2 - Cambridge introductions to literature SN - 9780521499170 AV - PN2101 .P67 2009 U1 - 792.09 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Theater KW - Historiography N1 - 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 ER -