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UNINA9910777612003321 |
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Titolo |
Writing & rewriting national theatre histories [[electronic resource] /] / edited by S.E. Wilmer |
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Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, c2004 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (295 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in theatre history and culture |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Theater - History |
Theater - Historiography |
History - Methodology |
National characteristics |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Some Critical Remarks on Theatre Historiography; 2 On Writing National Theatre Histories; 3 Theatre Historiography: General Problems, Swedish Perspectives; 4 Recovering Repressed Memories: Writing Russian Theatre History; 5 Nationalism, Tradition, and Transition in Theatre Historiography in Slovenia; 6 Rewriting a National Theatre History in a Bilingual Country: The Case of Belgium; 7 Named in Passing: Deregimenting Canadian Theatre History; 8 Narrative Possibilities for U.S. Theatre Histories; 9 Performing Mexico |
10 The Creation of a Canon: Re/Evaluating the National Identity of Israeli Drama11 When Did Brahma Create Theatre? and Other Questions of Indian Theatre Historiography; 12 Shadow and Method: Meditations on Indonesian Theatre Historiography; 13 Reassembling South African Theatre History; Contributors; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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, |
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