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  • Theatre

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Marvin Carlson ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    From before history was recorded to the present day, theatre has been a major artistic form around the world. From puppetry to mimes and street theatre, this complex art has utilized all other art forms such as dance, literature, music, painting, sculpture, and architecture. Every aspect of human activity and human culture can be, and has been, incorporated into the creation of theatre. In this ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Theatre

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Marvin Carlson ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    From before history was recorded to the present day, theatre has been a major artistic form around the world. From puppetry to mimes and street theatre, this complex art has utilized all other art forms such as dance, literature, music, painting, sculpture, and architecture. Every aspect of human activity and human culture can be, and has been, incorporated into the creation of theatre. In this ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Speaking in Tongues

    Languages at Play in the Theatre

    by Marvin Carlson ...
    Speaking in Tongues presents a unique account of how language has been employed in the theatre, not simply as a means of communication but also as a stylistic and formal device, and for a number of cultural and political operations. The use of multiple languages in the contemporary theatre is in part a reflection of a more globalized culture, but it also calls attention to how the mixing of ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Performance: A Critical Introduction

    by Marvin Carlson ...
    Since its original publication in 1996, Marvin Carlson's Performance: A Critical Introduction has remained the definitive guide to understanding performance as a theatrical activity. It is an unparalleled exploration of the myriad ways in which performance has been interpreted, its importance to disciplines from anthropology to linguistics, and how it underpins essential concepts of human society ... Read more

    $81.99 CAD

  • Shattering Hamlet's Mirror

    Theatre and Reality

    by Marvin Carlson ...
    Theatrical playing, Hamlet famously averred, holds a mirror up to nature. But unlike the reflections in the mirror, the theater’s images are composed of real objects, most notably bodies, that have an independent existence outside the world of reflection. Throughout Western theater history there have been occasions when the reality behind the illusion was placed on display. In recent years ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Theatre and Islam

    by Marvin Carlson ...
    Series series Theatre And
    This insightful and engaging new title in the Theatre & series explores the various connections between theatre and Islam. Drawing on both historical and recent examples to trace their relationship and offer a new perspective on a topical subject, this persuasive text argues against a long-standing assumption that Islam has worked in opposition to theatrical presentation. From the 13th century ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Ten Thousand Nights

    Highlights from 50 Years of Theatre-Going

    by Marvin Carlson ...
    Esteemed scholar and theater aficionado Marvin Carlson has seen an unsurpassed number of theatrical productions in his long and distinguished career. Ten Thousand Nights is a lively chronicle of a half-century of theatre-going, in which Carlson recalls one memorable production for each year from 1960 to 2010. These are not conventional reviews, but essays using each theatre experience to provide ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • 20 Ground-Breaking Directors of Eastern Europe

    30 Years After the Fall of the Iron Curtain

    Edited by Kalina Stefanova, Marvin Carlson ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    Directors have long been the main figures on Eastern European stages. During the last three decades some of the most outstanding among them have risen to international stardom thanks to their ground-breaking productions that speak to audiences far beyond local borders. Not by chance, a considerable number of these directors have won the second-biggest theatre award on the continent – the European ... Read more

    $141.99 CAD

  • The Theatres of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia

    Performance Traditions of the Maghreb

    by Khalid Amine, Marvin Carlson ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    Modern international studies of world theatre and drama have begun to acknowledge the Arab world only after the contributions of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Within the Arab world, the contributions of Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco to modern drama and to post-colonial expression remain especially neglected, a problem that this book addresses. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Theatre Symposium, Vol. 24

    Theatre and Space

    by Arnab Banerji, Lisa Marie Bowler, Chase Bringardner, Marvin Carlson, Alicia Corts, Andrew Gibb, Samuel T. Shanks, Sebastian Trainor, Chris Woodworth ...
    Series Book 24 - Theatre Symposium Series
    Exploring the dynamic intersections of performance and place.At a time when so many options exist for access to theatrical entertainments, it is no surprise that theatre practitioners and scholars are often preoccupied with the role of the audience. While space undoubtedly impacts the rehearsal and production processes, its greater significance seems to rest in the impact a specific location has ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

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    by Svetlana Boym ...
    **From an award-winning cultural theorist, the classic work on the intricate relationship between longing and belonging“A remarkable book… brilliant.”―New York Times**Can one be nostalgic for the home one never had? Why is it that the age of globalization is accompanied by a no less global epidemic of nostalgia? Can we know what we are nostalgic for? In the seventeenth century, Swiss doctors ... Read more

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  • Dada and Surrealism

    A Very Short Introduction

    by David Hopkins ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The avant-garde movements of Dada and Surrealism continue to have a huge influence on cultural practice, especially in contemporary art, with its obsession with sexuality, fetishism, and shock tactics. In this new treatment of the subject, Hopkins focuses on the many debates surrounding these movements: the Marquis de Sade's Surrealist deification, issues of quality (How good is Dali?), the idea ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD