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An Illustrated History of British Theatre and Performance
Robert Leach
其他書名
Volume Two - from the Industrial Revolution to the Digital Age
出版
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
, 2018-12-21
主題
Art / Performance
Performing Arts / Theater / General
Performing Arts / Theater / History & Criticism
ISBN
0429463677
9780429463679
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=HLgSzwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
"An Illustrated History of British Theatre and Performance chronicles the history and development of theatre from the Roman era to the present day. As the most public of arts, theatre constantly interacted with changing social, political, and intellectual movements and ideas, and Robert Leach's masterful work restores to the foreground of this evolution the contributions of women, gay people, and ethnic minorities, as well as the regional theatres of Wales and Scotland. Highly-illustrated chapters trace the development of theatre through major plays from each period; evaluations of playwrights; contemporary dramatic theory; acting and acting companies; dance and music; the theatre buildings themselves; and the audience, while also highlighting enduring features of British theatre, from comic gags to the use of props. This first volume spans from the earliest forms of performance to the popular theatres of high society and the Enlightenment, tracing a movement from the outdoor and fringe to the heart of the social world. The Illustrated History acts as an accessible, flexible basis for students of the theatre, and for pure fans of British theatre history there could be no better starting point. Continuing on from the Enlightenment, volume two of An Illustrated History of British Theatre and Performance leads its readers from the drama and performances of the Industrial Revolution to the latest digital theatre. Moving from Punch and Judy, castle spectres and penny showmen to modernism and postdramatic theatre, Leach's second volume triumphantly completes a collated account of all the British theatre history knowledge anyone could ever need."--
