{"product_id":"dramatheatreperformance-routledge-2004-9780415234948","title":"DramaTheatrePerformance Routledge 2004","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is implied when we refer to the study of performing arts as 'drama', 'theatre' or 'performance'? Each term identifies a different tradition of thought and offers different possibilities to the student or practitioner. This book examines the history and use of the terms and investigates the different philosophies, politics, languages and institutions with which they are associated. Simon Shepherd and Mick Wallis:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eanalyze attitudes to drama, theatre and performance at different historical junctures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003etrace a range of political interventions into the field(s)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eexplore and contextualise the institutionalisation of drama and theatre as university subjects, then the emergence of 'performance' as practice, theory and academic disciplines\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eguide readers through major approaches to drama, theatre and performance, from theatre history, through theories of ritual or play, to the idea of performance as paradigm for a postmodern age\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ediscuss crucial terms such as \u003cem\u003eaction, alienation, catharsis, character, empathy, interculturalism, mimesis, presence\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003erepresentation\u003c\/em\u003e in a substantial 'keywords' section.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eContinually linking their analysis to wider cultural concerns, the authors here offer the most wide-ranging and authoritative guide available to a vibrant, fast-moving field and vigorous debates about its nature, purpose and place in the academy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSERIES EDITOR’S PREFACE, Introduction, PART ONE: A GENEALOGY, PART TWO: KEYWORDS, BIBLIOGRAPHY, INDEX","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd (Sales)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018120266071,"sku":"9780415234948","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415234948.jpg?v=1750775694","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dramatheatreperformance-routledge-2004-9780415234948","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}