| Description |
xi, 277 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Studies in theatre history and culture |
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Studies in theatre history and culture.
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| Contents |
Introduction / S. E. Wilmer -- 1. Some critical remarks on theatre historiography / Erika Fischer-Lichte -- 2. On writing national theatre histories / S. E. Wilmer -- 3. Theatre historiography : general problems, Swedish perspectives / Willmar Sauter -- 4. Recovering repressed memories : writing Russian theatre history / Laurence Senelick -- 5. Nationalism, tradition, and transition in theatre historiography in Slovenia / Barbara Pusic -- 6. Rewriting a national theatre history in a bilingual country : the case of Belgium / Frank Peeters -- 7. Named in passing : deregimenting Canadian theatre history / Alan Filewod -- 8. Narrative possibilities for U.S. theatre histories / Brace McConachie -- 9. Performing Mexico / Stuart A. Day -- 10. The creation of a canon : re/evaluating the national identity of Israeli drama / Yael Zarhy-Levo and Freddie Rokem -- 11. When did Brahma create theatre? : and other questions of Indian theatre historiography / Rakesh H. Solomon |
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12. Shadow and method : meditations on Indonesian theatre historiography / Evan Darwin Winet -- 13. Reassembling South African theatre history / Loren Kruger |
| Summary |
"The essayists included here - leading theatre scholars from all over the world, many of whom wrote essays specifically for this volume - provide an international context for national theatre histories as well as studies of individual nations. They cover a wide geographical area: Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and North America." "The essays also explore such sociopolitical issues as the polarization of language groups, the importance of religion, the invisibility of ethnic minorities, the redrawing of geographical borders, changes in ideology, and the dismantling of colonial legacies. Finally, they examine such common problems of history writing as types of evidence, periodization, canonization, styles of narrative, and definitions of key terms." "Writing and Rewriting National Theatre Histories will be of special interest to students and scholars of theatre, cultural studies, and historiography."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Ethnopsychology.
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Theater -- History.
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Theater -- Historiography.
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History -- Methodology.
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National characteristics.
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| Author |
Wilmer, S. E.
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| LC no. |
2004048018 |
| ISBN |
0877459061 cloth alkaline paper |
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