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Cambridge University Press PostImperial Brecht Politics and Performance East and South Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre
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Cambridge University Press The Economics of the British Stage 1800 1914
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Cambridge University Press The Play Out of Context Transferring Plays from Culture to Culture
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Cambridge University Press Achilles in Greek Tragedy
Book SynopsisThis study examines how one of the most popular and glamorous figures of Greek mythology, and a key character in the Homeric epics, was imagined on the tragic stage of fifth-century Athens. Dr Michelakis argues that dramatists persistently appropriated Achilles to address concerns of their time.Trade Review'Achilles in Greek Tragedy is an excellent book which provides a very systematic, sensitive and intelligent study of its subject.' David Fitzpatrick, The Open University'… this book offers several stimulating and thought-provoking … observations about some very interesting Greek plays. It will certainly be useful to any student of attic tragedy.' Journal of Hellenic Studies'All in all, a well-written and carefully edited book. In my view, its main strength is the combination of an attentive reading of the plays with an analysis of the position Achilles occupies in the mythological tradition, artistic representations, the social and cultural context of classical Athens and contemporary literary and philosophical sources.' L'Antiquité ClassiqueTable of ContentsList of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction: Achilles in the fifth century; 2. The problematic hero: Aeschylus' Myrmidons; 3. The dead hero: Euripides' Hecuba; 4. The hero to be: Euripides' Iphigenia at Aulis; 5. Mapping the heroic absence: Achilles in other plays; 6. Afterword; Bibliography; General index; Index of passages.
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Cambridge University Press Convent Theatre in Early Modern Italy
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Cambridge University Press Strindberg and Modernist Theatre
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Cambridge University Press Illegitimate Theatre in London 17701840
Book SynopsisThis book explores the institutions, genres, and performance history of an illegitimate theatre which emerged in British dramatic culture towards the end of the eighteenth century.Trade Review'This is exciting work.' History'Illegitimate Theatre does more than enough in recreating and celebrating the energy and multifariousness of unlicensed drama. Like the productions it describes, its exuberant detail can be breathtaking. … an impressively scholarly piece of work … a pleasurable read.' Romanticism'Moody's book is rich in detailed research and vivid examples, and she never loses the sense of vitality and entertainment that lies at the heart of her subject … an indispensable contribution to the study of theatrical culture in the period.' New Theatre QuarterlyTable of ContentsList of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Prologue; 1. The invention of illegitimate culture; 2. The disintegration of legitimate theatre; 3. Illegitimate production; 4. Illegitimate Shakespeares; 5. Reading the theatrical city; 6. Westminster laughter; 7. Illegitimate celebrities; Epilogue; Select bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press British Theatre Between the Wars 1918 1939
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Cambridge University Press Greek and Roman Actors
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Cambridge University Press The Orient on the Victorian Stage
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Cambridge University Press Theatre Society and the Nation Staging American Identities 15 Cambridge Studies in American Theatre and Drama Series Number 15
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Cambridge University Press Drama Theatre and Identity in the American New Republic
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Cambridge University Press Theatre Culture and Temperance Reform in NineteenthCentury America Cambridge Studies in American Theatre and Drama Series Number 17
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Cambridge University Press Shakespeare from Stage to Screen
Book SynopsisHow is a Shakespearean play transformed when it is directed for the screen? This 2004 book identifies distinct strategies chosen by film directors to appropriate the plays. It makes film and literary concepts accessible before applying them to practical cases, suggesting guidelines for the study of sequences in Shakespearean adaptations.Trade Review"[A] good survey of Shakespeare on stage, from the Globe to the Restoration to Drury Lane and 19th-century realism to cinema." J.M. Welsh, Salisbury University, CHOICETable of Contents1. Shakespeare, from stage to screen: a historical and aesthetic approach; 2. From theatre showing to cinema telling; 3. Masking film construction: towards a 'real' world; 4. Reflexive constructions: from meta-theatre to meta-cinema?; 5. Screenplay, narration and subtext: the example of Hamlet; 6. Case studies.
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Cambridge University Press Dramaturgy
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Cambridge University Press The Edwardian Theatre
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Cambridge University Press Drama and Religion Volume 5
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Cambridge University Press The Theatre of Medieval Europe New Research in Early Drama 9 Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature Series Number 9
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Cambridge University Press A History of Theatre in Africa
Book SynopsisA full history of theatre in Africa and offers a comprehensive, yet accessible, account of this long and varied chronicle. Chapters include an examination of the concepts of 'history' and 'theatre'; North Africa; Francophone theatre; Anglophone West Africa; East Africa; Southern Africa; Lusophone African theatre; and Mauritius.Trade ReviewReview of the hardback: '… excellent … rich, tempting and provocative … This stimulating book is recommended to readers seeking to acquire greater knowledge of the practice of theatre of all kinds in Africa or to address the issues surrounding theatre scholarship in and from the continent.' The Times Higher Education SupplementReview of the hardback: '… will endure as a classic reference for all studies of the history of theatre in Africa. It will be difficult to match the volume's intellectual seriousness, its readability and clarity, and its sense of dedication. With this fine collection, Banham again leaves an indelible footprint on the territory that he has been exploring for so many years.' African StudiesReview of the hardback: '… we are faced with a truly multifaceted picture of theatre in Africa … The variety of approaches makes for compelling reading, providing us with a plethora of detail … deserves a warm welcome as an addition to the study of African theatre, and will certainly set the standard for African theatre histories in the years to come. It is a rich and valuable supplement to available guides and encyclopaedias, and sets new directions in which research in this field could be moving.' WasafiriTable of ContentsPreface Martin Banham; 1. Concepts of history and theatre in Africa Kole Omotoso; 2. North Africa: (a) Egypt Ahmed Zaki; (b) Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia Kamal Salhi; (c) Sudan Khalid AlMubarak Mustafa; 3. Francophone Africa south of the Sahara John Conteh-Morgan; 4. Anglophone West Africa: (a) Nigeria Dapo Adelugba and Olu Obafemi, additional material by Sola Adeyemi; (b) Ghana James Gibbs; (c) Sierra Leone Mohamed Sheriff; (d) A note on recent Anglophone Cameroonian theatre Asheri Kilo; 5. East Africa: (a) Ethiopia and Eritrea Jane Plastow; (b) Kenya Ciarunji Chesaina and Evan Mwangi; (c) Tanzania Amandina Lihamba; (d) Uganda Eckhard Breitinger; 6. Southern Africa David Kerr; 7. South Africa Yvette Hutchison; 8. Theatre in Portuguese speaking African countries Luis Mitras; 9. Mauritius and Réunion Roshni Mooneeram; 10. Surviving the crossing: theatre in the African diaspora Osita Okagbue.
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Cambridge University Press Shakespeares Stagecraft
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Cambridge University Press Elizabethan Stage Conditions
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Cambridge University Press Drama Stage and Audience
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Cambridge University Press Naturalism and Symbolism in European Theatre 1850 1918
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Cambridge University Press Restoration and Georgian England 16601788 Theatre in Europe A Documentary History
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Cambridge University Press English Professional Theatre 1530 1660
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Cambridge University Press German and Dutch Theatre 1600 1848
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Cambridge University Press The Medieval European Stage 500 1550
Book SynopsisBrings together, in modern English translation, a selection of primary sources from the theatrical history of the Middle Ages. Coverage includes the survival of Classical tradition, development of the liturgical drama, growth of popular vernacular religious drama, and customs of the people.Trade Review""Tydeman... his collaborators, and Cambridge University Press have performed a great service to theater historians. Not since A.M. Nagler's edited volume Sources of Theatrical History (1952) has anyone assembled such a comprehensive body of primary source materials...Libraries at all levels should buy and cherish this book." Choice" The Medieval European Stage provides an excellent introduction to sources from across western Europe..." Renaissance Quaterly"...this volume appears to be an essential reference work which contains translations of documents from the whole range of European drama through the middle of the sixteenth century...the book is a fine addition to work on the medieval European stage." The Early Drama, Art, and Music Review"There can be no doubt that the general introductions to regions are phenomenalistic and superficial, while the documentary evidence is fascinating and makes good reading." Fifteenth-Century Studies,/i>Table of ContentsList of documents; General editor's preface; Editor's preface; Acknowledgements; Historical table; Glossary of technical and specialised terms; Note on money; Introduction; Section A. The inheritance Nick Davis; Section B. Latin liturgical drama Peter Meredith; Section C. Extra-liturgical Latin and early vernacular drama Lynette R. Muir; Section D. England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales William Tydeman; Section E. France Lynette R. Muir; Section F. The German-speaking area John Tailby; Section G. Italy Michael J. Anderson; Section H. The Low Countries Elsa Strietman and Lynette R. Muir; Section I. The Iberian Peninsula (including Majorca) Louise M. Haywood; Section J. Traditions of the people: customs and folk drama Thomas Pettitt and Leif Sondergaard; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Romantic and Revolutionary Theatre 1789 1860
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Cambridge University Press National Theatre in Northern and Eastern Europe 1746 1900
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Cambridge University Press French Theatre in the NeoClassical Era 1550 1789
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Cambridge University Press Theatre in the United States
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Cambridge University Press Performing Blackness on English Stages 1500 1800
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Cambridge University Press Found in Translation
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Cambridge University Press British Theatre in the 1890s Essays on Drama and the Stage
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Cambridge University Press Modernism to Realism on the Soviet Stage Tairov VakhtangovOkhlopkov
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Cambridge University Press Sisters in Sin
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Cambridge University Press Playing Spaces in Early Womens Drama
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Cambridge University Press Theatre in Latin America
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Cambridge University Press Casting Shakespeares Plays
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Cambridge University Press Rainer Werner Fassbinder and the German Theatre
Book SynopsisUsing extensive and untapped archival material as well as a series of in-depth interviews with Fassbinder's main theatre associates, this book offers commentary on and insights into Fassbinder's plays, his dramaturgies and staging practice. David Barnett helps to unlock the much discussed theatricality of Fassbinder's films by showing its many concrete sources.Trade Review"Barnett brings to this project the expertise of a scholar of contemporary German drama and theater history. His analysis of Fassbinder's work in different areas of the theater--as a stage actor, director and playwright--is informed by extensive archival research on the plays and the original productions as well as twenty interviews with central actors, ensemble members, and theater critics who followed his career." - Cynthia Walk, University of California, San DiegoTable of ContentsList of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The roots of the antiteater; 2. 1969 and all that; 3. Beyond Bavaria; 4. The big time; 5. Post Frankfurt, post mortem; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Racism on the Victorian Stage
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Cambridge University Press Censorship of the American Theatre in the Twentieth Century 16 Cambridge Studies in American Theatre and Drama Series Number 16
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Cambridge University Press Expressionism and Modernism in the American Theatre Bodies Voices Words 21 Cambridge Studies in American Theatre and Drama Series Number 21
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Cambridge University Press From Text to Performance in the Elizabethan Theatre Preparing the Play for the Stage
Book SynopsisDavid Bradley sets out to discover how Elizabethan theatre companies prepared plays for performance: how playwrights understood the composition of the actor-companies they wrote for, how actors followed their directions for entrances and exits and what happened when plays were adapted for changes on personnel or for other companies. For his study, Bradley has evaluated documents which survived from the records of Stage Revisers (or Plotters as they were known). Bradley's evidence includes seven theatre plots and seventeen manuscript plays, come from theatre productions which took place at the Shakespearean playhouse, or Rose Theatre. The Stage Revisers worked from plots or lists which indicated the action taking place on stage, the props needed, costume changes and the actors who should appear. The book contains reproductions of the extant plots of the period, an appendix listing playwrights, plays, theatre companies and the number of actors needed for performance and an extensive biblTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The logic of entrances; 2. Plotting from the texts; 3. The travelling companies; 4. The Plotter at work; 5. Interpreting the Plots; 6. Alcazar: the text and the sources; 7. The Plotter under pressure; 8. Reconstructing the second column; 9. The dumb-shows; Appendix: cast-lists of public theatre plays 1497–1625; Notes; Select bibliography; Indexes.
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Cambridge University Press Roman Republican Theatre
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Cambridge University Press Scandal on Stage European Theater as Moral Trial
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Cambridge University Press Early Responses to Renaissance Drama
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Cambridge University Press Law and Representation in Early Modern Drama
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