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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816520603321

Autore

Brandon James R

Titolo

Theatre in Southeast Asia / / James R. Brandon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass. : , : Harvard University Press, , 1967

ISBN

0-674-02874-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 370 pages) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

792.095

Soggetti

Theater - Southeast Asia

Performing arts - Southeast Asia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Nota di contenuto

""PREFACE""; ""CONTENTS""; ""1 INTRODUCTION""; ""Part I A Historical Background""; ""2 THE CULTURAL SETTING""; ""3 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEATRE GENRES""; ""4 TRADITIONS OF THEATRE""; ""Part II Theatre as Art""; ""5 DRAMA""; ""6 MUSIC AND DANCE""; ""7 PRODUCTION""; ""8 TRANSMISSION OF THEATRE ART""; ""Part III Theatre as an Institution""; ""9 EXTENT AND DISTRIBUTION""; ""10 THEATRE AND THE SOCIAL CONTRACT""; ""11 THE TROUPE""; ""12 ECONOMICS""; ""13 THE AUDIENCE""; ""14 SOCIAL STATUS OF TROUPES""; ""Part IV Theatre as Communication""; ""15 PAST AND PRESENT""; ""16 THEATRE AND OTHER MASS MEDIA"" ""17 THEATRE AND THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS""""APPENDIX: MAJOR THEATRE GENRES AS PERFORMED IN 1964""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""NOTES""; ""GLOSSARY""; ""INDEX""

Sommario/riassunto

An astonishing variety of theatrical performances may be seen in the eight countries of Southeast Asia-Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Brandon's lively, wide-ranging discussion points out interesting similarities and differences among the countries. Many of his photographs are included here.