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Theatre and History Rebecca Schneider

Theatre and History By Rebecca Schneider

Theatre and History by Rebecca Schneider


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Summary

This provocative book meets the supposedly 'live' practices of performance and the 'no-longer-live' historical past at their own dangerous crossroads. Focussing on the 'and' of the title, it addresses the tangled relations between the terms, practices, ideas, and aims embedded in these compatriot - but often oppositional - arts and acts of time.

Theatre and History Summary

Theatre and History by Rebecca Schneider

This provocative book meets the supposedly 'live' practices of performance and the 'no-longer-live' historical past at their own dangerous crossroads. Focussing on the 'and' of the title, it addresses the tangled relations between the terms, practices, ideas, and aims embedded in these compatriot - but often oppositional - arts and acts of time.

Theatre and History Reviews

Coherent and clear, each of the sections illuminates the relationship between theatre and history in a different but always convincing and engaging manner. An attractive text for anyone interested in putting this relationship into perspective, ideal for beginning or more advanced students. - Marvin Carlson, Sidney E. Cohn Distinguished Professor of Theatre, Comparative Literature and Middle Eastern Studies, City University of New York, USA 'The clear, playful authority of the volume leaves readers simultaneously eager for Schneider's next book and inspired to expand the interdisciplinary dimensions of their own work.' - Glenn Odom, Roehampton University, UK

About Rebecca Schneider

Rebecca Schneider is Professor of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies at Brown University, USA. She is the author of The Explicit Body in Performance and Performing Remains: Art and War in Times of Theatrical Reenactment, as well as numerous essays. She is the Consortium Editor for The Drama Review: A Journal of Performance Studies, edited by Richard Schechner, and is co-editor with David Krasner of the book series Theater: Theory/Text/Performance.

Table of Contents

Series Editors' Preface 1. Theatre And History 2. 'And' 3. 'History' 4. 'Theatre' 5. History and the Theatre Artist 6. The Anti-theatrical Prejudice 7. The Anti-intellectual Prejudice 8. Theatre and the Historian 9. The Problem with Passions 10. The Problem with Archives 11. Whose History is Theatre's History? 12. Of Knives and Blood Bibliography Index.

Additional information

GOR012655184
9780230246614
0230246613
Theatre and History by Rebecca Schneider
Used - Like New
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2014-10-02
116
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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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