LEADER 03337nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910777612003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-58729-521-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000467085 035 $a(EBL)843199 035 $a(OCoLC)82772815 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000275149 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11254753 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000275149 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10331959 035 $a(PQKB)10108858 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse12563 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL843199 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10354467 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC843199 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000467085 100 $a20040419d2004 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aWriting & rewriting national theatre histories$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by S.E. Wilmer 210 $aIowa City $cUniversity of Iowa Press$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (295 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in theatre history and culture 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-87745-906-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 327 $a10 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 330 $aHistorians of theatre face the same temptations and challenges as other historians: they negotiate assumptions (their own and those of others) about national identity and national character; they decide what events and actors to highlight--or omit--and what framework and perspective to use for telling the story. Personal biases, trends in scholarship, and sociopolitical contexts influence all histories; and theatre histories, too, are often revised to reflect changing times and interests. This significant collection examines the problems and challenges of formulating national theatre histories 410 0$aStudies in theatre history and culture. 606 $aTheater$xHistory 606 $aTheater$xHistoriography 606 $aHistory$xMethodology 606 $aNational characteristics 615 0$aTheater$xHistory. 615 0$aTheater$xHistoriography. 615 0$aHistory$xMethodology. 615 0$aNational characteristics. 676 $a792/.09 701 $aWilmer$b S. E$0845482 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777612003321 996 $aWriting & rewriting national theatre histories$93848048 997 $aUNINA