Cambridge History of British Theatre , Vol. 3, Since 1895

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1、thecambridgehistoryofBRITISHTHEATRE*volume3Since1895ThisvolumeexplorestherichandcomplexhistoriesofEnglish,ScottishandWelshtheatresinthe‘long’twentiethcenturysince1895.Twenty-threeoriginalessaysbyleadinghistoriansandcriticsinvestigatethemajoraspectsoftheatricalperformance,rang

2、ingfromthegreatactor-managerstohumbleseasideentertainers,frombetween-warsWestEndwomenplaywrightstotherootsofprofessionaltheatreinWalesandScotland,andfromthechallengesofalternativetheatrestotheeconomicsoftheatreunderThatcher.Detailedsurveysofkeytheatrepracticesandtraditionsacr

3、ossthiswholeperiodarecombinedwithcasestudiesofinfluentialproduc-tions,criticalyearsplacedinhistoricalperspectiveandevaluationsoftheatreattheturnofthemillennium.ThecollectionpresentsanexcitingevolutioninthescholarlystudyofmodernBritishthe-atrehistory,skilfullydemonstratinghowpe

4、rformancevariouslybecameacriticallitmustestofthegreataesthetic,cultural,social,politicalandeconomicupheavalsintheageofextremes.BazKershawisChairofDramaattheDepartmentofDrama,UniversityofBristol.HeistheauthorofThePoliticsofPerformance:RadicalTheatreasCulturalIntervention(1992)

5、andTheRadicalinPerformance:BetweenBrechtandBaudrillard(1999),andhaspublishedinmanyjournalsincludingTheatreJournal,NewTheatreQuarterlyandTheDramaReview.CambridgeHistoriesOnline©CambridgeUniversityPress,2008CambridgeHistoriesOnline©CambridgeUniversityPress,2008thecambridgehisto

6、ryofBRITISHTHEATREGeneralEditorPeterThomson,UniversityofExeterTheCambridgeHistoryofBritishTheatreprovidesauniquelyauthor-itativeaccountoftheturbulentandoftentroublesomepubliclifeofperformanceinBritain.Whilstmakingfulluseofnewresearchinasubjectthatisatthecentreofcurrentconcern

7、,theessaysaredesignedforthegeneralreaderaswellasforthespecialist.Eachvolumeisfullyillustrated.Together,theyofferacomprehensiveandcomprehensiblehistoryoftheatre,ofwhichplaysareapartbutbynomeansthewhole.TheCambridgeHistoryofBritishTheatre,Volume:Originstoeditedbyjanemillin

8、gandpeterthomsonTheCambridgeHistoryofBritishTheatre,Volume:to