The Cambridge introduction to theatre historiography / Thomas Postlewait.
Postlewait, Thomas.
2009
PN2101 .P67 2009 (Mapit)
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Title The Cambridge introduction to theatre historiography / Thomas Postlewait.
Author Postlewait, Thomas.
ISBN 9780521499170 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0521499178 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780521495707 (alk. paper)
0521495709 (alk. paper)
Publication Details Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Language English
Description xi, 346 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Call Number PN2101 .P67 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification 792.09
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series Cambridge introductions to literature.
Record Appears in On-Campus Resources > Books
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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.

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