Writing & rewriting national theatre histories / edited by S.E. Wilmer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wilmer, S. E.

Series:

Studies in theatre history and culture.

Studies in theatre history and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--History.

Theater.

Theater--Historiography.

History--Methodology.

History.

National characteristics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Writing and rewriting national theatre histories

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-58729-521-0

OCLC:

82772815