Writing & rewriting national theatre histories [[electronic resource] /] / edited by S.E. Wilmer

• Pubblicazione: Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, c2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (295 p.)
• Disciplina: 792/.09
• Soggetto topico: Theater - History; Theater - Historiography; History - Methodology; National characteristics
• Altri autori: WilmerS. E
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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, are often revised to reflect changing times and interests. This significant collection examines the problems and challenges of formulating national theatre histories
• Titolo autorizzato: Writing & rewriting national theatre histories
• ISBN: 1-58729-521-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777612003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in theatre history and culture.