Living Theatre: A HistoryLiving Theatre: A History conveys the excitement and variety of theatre throughout time, as well as the dynamic way in which our interpretation of theatre history is informed by contemporary scholarship. Rather than presenting readers with a mere catalog of historical facts and figures, it sets each period in context through an exploration of the social, political and economic conditions of the day, creating a vivid study of the developments in theatre during that time. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
How Historians Reconstruct the Elements of Theatre | 10 |
Semioticians and Iconographic Historians | 17 |
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