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Writing and Rewriting National Theatre Histories (Studies Theatre Hist & Culture)
S.e. Wilmer (Ed.)
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Description for Writing and Rewriting National Theatre Histories (Studies Theatre Hist & Culture)
Hardcover. This collection examines the problems and challenges of formulating national theatre histories. The essayists included here provide an international context for national theatre histories as well as studies of individual nations. Editor(s): Wilmer, S. E. Series: Studies in Theatre History and Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 503.
Historians of theatre face the same temptations and challenges as other historians: they negotiate assumptions (their own and those of others) about national identity and national character; they decide what events and actors to highlight - or omit - and what framework and perspective to use for telling the story. Personal biases, trends in scholarship, and sociopolitical contexts influence all histories; and theatre histories, too, are often revised to reflect changing times and interests. This significant collection examines the problems and challenges of formulating national theatre histories. The essayists included here - leading theatre scholars from all over the world, ... Read more
Historians of theatre face the same temptations and challenges as other historians: they negotiate assumptions (their own and those of others) about national identity and national character; they decide what events and actors to highlight - or omit - and what framework and perspective to use for telling the story. Personal biases, trends in scholarship, and sociopolitical contexts influence all histories; and theatre histories, too, are often revised to reflect changing times and interests. This significant collection examines the problems and challenges of formulating national theatre histories. The essayists included here - leading theatre scholars from all over the world, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Iowa Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Series
Studies in Theatre History and Culture
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Iowa, United States
ISBN
9780877459064
SKU
V9780877459064
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About S.e. Wilmer (Ed.)
S. E. Wilmer is a senior lecturer at the School of Drama at Trinity College, Dublin. His books include Theatre, Society and the Nation: Staging American Identities. He is also a playwright, and his plays have been performed in such venues as the Manhattan Theatre Club and the Lincoln Center.
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