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Theatre and Entertainment
Jim Davis
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Description for Theatre and Entertainment
Paperback. What do we mean by entertainment? How does this concept relate to theatre? Should theatre be for pleasure or instruction? Can it not be both? In this stimulating book, Jim Davis examines this relationship, by assessing audience reception, political theatre and melodrama, and ultimately questions the limits of entertainment in theatre. Series: Theatre and. Num Pages: 96 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 237 x 8. Weight in Grams: 76.
What do we mean by entertainment? How does this concept relate to theatre? Should theatre be for pleasure or instruction? Can it not be both? In this stimulating book, Jim Davis examines the relationship between theatre and entertainment by assessing audience reception, political theatre and melodrama. He explores definitions of entertainment, arguing that it can be found embedded in all forms of theatre, not just the 'popular'. Davis concludes with a review of contemporary perspectives on the topic and questions the limits of entertainment in theatrical performance.
What do we mean by entertainment? How does this concept relate to theatre? Should theatre be for pleasure or instruction? Can it not be both? In this stimulating book, Jim Davis examines the relationship between theatre and entertainment by assessing audience reception, political theatre and melodrama. He explores definitions of entertainment, arguing that it can be found embedded in all forms of theatre, not just the 'popular'. Davis concludes with a review of contemporary perspectives on the topic and questions the limits of entertainment in theatrical performance.
Product Details
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Theatre and
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137321060
SKU
V9781137321060
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Ref
99-1
About Jim Davis
Jim Davis is Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Warwick, UK. He has authored numerous books and articles, among the most recent of which are Comic Acting and Portraiture in Late-Georgian and Regency England (2015) and Victorian Pantomime: A Collection of Critical Essays. He is also joint-author of Reflecting the Audience: London 1840-1880 (with Victor Emeljanow) which was awarded the 2001 Theatre Book Prize.
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