Cambridge introduction to theatre historiography

Postlewait, Thomas

Cambridge introduction to theatre historiography - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2009 - 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

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