1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910970865003321

Autore

Brown John Russell

Titolo

New sites for Shakespeare : theatre, the audience, and Asia / / John Russell Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2001

ISBN

1-134-64872-3

1-134-64873-1

1-280-33088-0

0-203-03045-1

0-203-15983-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Disciplina

792.9/5

Soggetti

Theater audiences

Theater - 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 bibliographical references (p. 200-205) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; CONTENTS; List of Plates; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Open Stages: presence and occasion; 2 Audiences: on stage and off stage; 3 Ritual: action and meaning; 4 Ceremony: behaviour and reception; 5 Performance: imagination and involvement; 6 Improvisation: freedom and collusion; 7 Response: actors and audiences; 8 Settings: actors and stages 121; 9 Criticism: texts and study; 10 Control: directors and companies; 11 Scenography: theatres and design; 12 Actors: training and performance; Forward prospect; Notes; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

In his latest book, the author considers current Shakespearian productions in Europe and America, in the light of his insights into Asian theatre, arguing that our understanding of Shakespeare is limited by the kinds of theatre we have seen.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910969540903321

Autore

Van Schaik Sam

Titolo

Tibet : a history / / Sam Van Schaik

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2011

ISBN

0-300-17217-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiii, 324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

951/.5

Soggetti

HISTORY / Asia / China

Tibet Autonomous Region (China) History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 292-303) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Tibet appears, 600-700 -- The holy Buddhist empire, 700-797 -- Keepers of the flame, 797-1054 -- Patrons and priests, 1054-1315 -- Golden age, 1315-1543 -- The rise and fall of the Dalai Lamas, 1543-1757 -- The balancing act, 1757-1904 -- Independence, 1904-1950 -- Under the Red Flag, 1950-1959 -- Two Tibets, 1959 to the present.

Sommario/riassunto

Presents a comprehensive history of the country, from its beginnings in the seventh century, to its rise as a Buddhist empire in medieval times, to its conquest by China in 1950, and subsequent rule by the Chinese.