Theatre histories : an introduction / general editor, Tobin Nellhaus ; Daphne P. Lei, Tobin Nellhaus, Tamara Underiner, Patricia Ybarra.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Nellhaus, Tobin, editor, contributor.

Lei, Daphne Pi-Wei, contributor.

Underiner, Tamara L., contributor.

Ybarra, Patricia A., 1972- contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--History.

Theater.

Performing arts--History.

Performing arts.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

xxxvi, 728 pages : illustrations, maps (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2024.

Summary:

"This updated 4th edition of Theatre Histories offers a critical overview of global theatre, drama, and performance, spanning a broad wealth of world cultures and periods, integrating them chronologically or thematically, and showing how they have often interacted. Bringing together a group of scholars from a diverse range of backgrounds and approaches to the history of global theater, this introduction to theatre history places theatre into its larger historical contexts and attends to communication's role in shaping theatre. Its case studies provide deeper knowledge of selected topics in theater and drama, and its "Thinking Through Theatre Histories" boxes discuss important concepts and approaches used in the book. Features of the fully updated fourth edition include: · Deeper coverage of East Asian and Latin American theater · Richer treatment of popular culture · More illustrations, photographs, and information about online resources · New case studies, include several written by authoritative scholars on the topic · Pronunciation guidance, both in the text and as audio files online · Timelines · An introduction on historiography · A website with additional case studies, a glossary, recordings of the pronunciation of important non-English terms, and instructor resources · A case studies library listing, including both those in print and online, for greater instructor choice and flexibility This is an essential textbook for undergraduate courses in theatre history, world theatre and introduction to theatre, and anyone looking for a full and diverse account of the emergence, development and continuing relevance of theatre to cultures and societies across the world"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

From oral to literate performance

Pleasure, power, and transmission: Scripted and non-scripted theatres

Commemorative Drama and Carnival

Secular and Professional Theatre, 1250–1650

Theatre and the print revolution in Europe, 1550–1650

European Absolutisms and Performance, 1600–1770

Sentiment, satire, and acting in bourgeois Europe, 1700–1785

Nationalism in the Theatre in Europe and the Americas, 1760–1880

Theatricalizing modern imperialism and Orientalism, 1790–1914

Realism, Early Avant Gardes, Commodity Capitalism and Circuits of Performance

Revolutionary times, 1910–1950

The aftermath of the Second World War and theatres of the Cold War: 1940–1970

Art, politics, identity, 1968-2023

Theatres of local roots and global reach, 1970–2023

Theatre in networked culture, 1990–2023.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 689-698) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Theatre histories.

ISBN:

9781032027920

1032027924

9781032027906

1032027908

OCLC:

1416013740

Publisher Number:

90102326296