Performing history : theatrical representations of the past in contemporary theatre /
In his examination of the ways in which theatre participates in the ongoing representations of and debates about the past, Freddie Rokem concentrates on the ways in which theatre after World War II has presented different aspects of the French Revolution and the Holocaust, showing us that by "p...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Iowa City :
University of Iowa Press,
©2000.
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| Series: | Studies in theatre history and culture.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=67814 |
| Summary: | In his examination of the ways in which theatre participates in the ongoing representations of and debates about the past, Freddie Rokem concentrates on the ways in which theatre after World War II has presented different aspects of the French Revolution and the Holocaust, showing us that by "performing history" actors bring the historical past and the theatrical present together. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 241 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-236) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1587293366 9781587293368 1587295881 9781587295881 0877457379 9780877457374 |