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The Cambridge Introduction to Theatre Historiography (Paperback)
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The Cambridge Introduction to Theatre Historiography (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature
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This Introduction - an indispensable 'how to' guide for students
and teachers alike - investigates the methods and aims of
historical study in the performing arts, from archival research to
historical writing. Beginning with case studies on Shakespearean
theatre and avant-garde theatre, this study examines fundamental
procedures and problems in documentary history and cultural
history. It demonstrates how historians not only construct various
kinds of performance events but also place them in relation to the
historical agents, the political and social conditions, artistic
traditions, audience responses, and historical periods. Drawing
upon scholarship in classics, literary studies, art history,
performance studies, and general history, Postlewait shows how to
ask appropriate historical questions, construct evidence, use plays
as historical documents, eliminate faulty sources, challenge
unreliable witnesses, and develop historical arguments and
narratives. The book concludes with a survey of the 'twelve cruxes'
of research, analysis, and writing in theatre history.
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