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A Global Doll´s House: Ibsen and Distant Visions
Julie Holledge
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Description for A Global Doll´s House: Ibsen and Distant Visions
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Performance and Technology. Num Pages: 233 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2ACSN; AN; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
This book addresses a deceptively simple question: what accounts for the global success of A Doll's House, Henrik Ibsen's most popular play? Using maps, networks, and images to explore the world history of the play's production, this question is considered from two angles: cultural transmission and adaptation. Analysing the play's transmission reveals the social, economic, and political forces that have secured its place in the canon of world drama; a comparative study of the play's 135-year production history across five continents offers new insights into theatrical adaptation. Key areas of research include the global tours of nineteenth-century actress-managers, Norway's soft ... Read more
This book addresses a deceptively simple question: what accounts for the global success of A Doll's House, Henrik Ibsen's most popular play? Using maps, networks, and images to explore the world history of the play's production, this question is considered from two angles: cultural transmission and adaptation. Analysing the play's transmission reveals the social, economic, and political forces that have secured its place in the canon of world drama; a comparative study of the play's 135-year production history across five continents offers new insights into theatrical adaptation. Key areas of research include the global tours of nineteenth-century actress-managers, Norway's soft ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Palgrave Studies in Performance and Technology
Condition
New
Number of Pages
233
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137438980
SKU
V9781137438980
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About Julie Holledge
Led by Professor Julie Holledge (Centre for Ibsen Studies, University of Oslo), this collaborative project brings together Ibsen specialists with scholars in digital humanities and theatre studies: Dr Jonathan Bollen (University of New South Wales, Australia), Director of AusStage, the Australian database for researching performance (2006-13); Professor Frode Helland, (Director of the Centre for Ibsen Studies, University of Oslo, Norway), ... Read more
Reviews for A Global Doll´s House: Ibsen and Distant Visions
This book, using digital data analytics as a major methodological tool, opens an entirely new door to the Ibsen research of the future. The writing style is very concise and scientific, yet leaves space for playfulness and surprise. ... The book includes not only rigorous scholarly narratives, but also visualized graphs, maps, and networks that allow us to understand patterns, ... Read more