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A cultural history of theatre. In the age of Empire. Volume 5 / edited by Peter W. Marx.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- The Cultural Histories Series ; 5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theater--History--19th century.
- Theater.
- Europe--Colonies.
- Europe.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (321 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, [2017]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- The 19th century ushered in an unprecedented boom in technology, the unification of European nations, the building of global empires and stabilization of the middle classes. The theatre of the era reflected these significant developments as well as helped to catalyse them. Populist theatre and purposebuilt playhouses flourished in the ever-growing urban and cosmopolitan centres of Europe and in expanding global networks. This volume provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the cultural history of theatre from 1800 to 1920. Highly illustrated with 51 images, the ten chapters each take a different theme as their focus: institutional frameworks; social functions; sexuality and gender; the environment of theatre; circulation; interpretations; communities of production; repertoire and genres; technologies of performance; and knowledge transmission.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781350135468
- 1350135461
- 9781350135475
- 135013547X
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