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UNINA9910483722703321 |
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Autore |
Tillis Steve |
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Titolo |
The Challenge of World Theatre History / / by Steve Tillis |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020 |
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[1st ed. 2020.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (XI, 320 p. 5 illus.) |
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Soggetti |
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Performing arts |
Theater |
Theater - History |
Theatre and Performance Arts |
Global and International Theatre and Performance |
Theatre History |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Introduction -- 2. Chapter 1: The Case Against World Theatre History -- 3. Chapter 2. The Fallacies of the Standard Western Approach -- 4. Chapter 3. Theatrical Events and Theatre Forms -- 5. Chapter 4. The Geography of World Theatre History -- 6. Chapter 5. The Long View of World Theatre History -- 7. Chapter 6. Continuity and Change in World Theatre History -- 8. Chapter 7. The Periodicity of World Theatre History. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The future of theatre history studies requires consideration of theatre as a global phenomenon. The Challenge of World Theatre History offers the first full-scale argument for abandoning an obsolete and parochial Eurocentric approach to theatre history in favor of a more global perspective. This book exposes the fallacies that reinforce the conventional approach and defends the global perspective against possible objections. It moves beyond the conventional nation-based geography of theatre in favor of a regional geography and develops a new way to demarcate the periods of theatre history. Finally, the book |
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