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Theatre, Performance, and the Historical Avant-garde (Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History)
Gunter Berghaus
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Hardcover. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 396 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 756.
This study traces the origins of European modernism in Nineteenth-century Paris, examining every major avant-garde movement that sprung from this epicentre in the early Twentieth century: Expressionism, Dadaism, etc. In this wide-ranging overview Berghaus demonstrates a mastery of primary and secondary sources in several different languages.
This study traces the origins of European modernism in Nineteenth-century Paris, examining every major avant-garde movement that sprung from this epicentre in the early Twentieth century: Expressionism, Dadaism, etc. In this wide-ranging overview Berghaus demonstrates a mastery of primary and secondary sources in several different languages.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History
Number of Pages
374
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403969552
SKU
V9781403969552
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About Gunter Berghaus
GÜNTER BERGHAUS was formerly a Reader in Theatre History and Performance Studies, has been Guest Professor at the State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and at Brown University, Providence/RI, USA. He is now a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol, UK. He has published a dozen books and a large number of articles on theatre anthropology, avant-garde ... Read more
Reviews for Theatre, Performance, and the Historical Avant-garde (Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History)
'Günter Berghaus's Theatre, Performance, and the Historical Avant-Garde has the potential to become a crucial point of departure for the next generation of theatre scholars. At the very least, it will be an invaluable point of reference for anyone studying the experimental practices of the historical European avant-garde. Berghaus's book is written with exceptional clarity and with an admirable devotion ... Read more