New Readings in Theatre History

by Jacky Bratton

Overview

Theater history has often been interpreted in ways which highlight and omit key elements. Jacky Bratton explores this dilemma by examining how theater history has been chronicled and interpreted. Analyzing case studies from nineteenth-century British theater, Bratton reveals the difference between the existence of "the drama" (plays and play literature) and "the stage" (performance, theater building, and attendance).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521794633
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	11/27/2003
Series:	Theatre and Performance Theory
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

Jacky Bratton is Professor of Theatre and Cultural History at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Part I. Background: 1. Theatre history today; 2. British theatre history: 1708–1832; 3. Theatre in London in 1832: a new overview; 4. Theatre history and reform; Part II. Case Studies: 5. Anecdote and mimicry as history; 6. Theatre history and the discourse of the popular; 7. Claiming kin: an experiment in genealogical research; Notes; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"...[this] book continually challenges the way we think and write about theatre history and makes clear how carefully we need to engage with our sources. Conceptually sophisticated, it is written very accessibly and will surely become essential reading for all students of theatre historiography and of nineteenth-century British theatre." Modern Drama

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