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A cultural history of theatre in the Age of Enlightenment / edited by Mechele Leon.

Contributor(s): Leon, Mechele, 1958-Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017Edition: First edDescription: 1 online resource (xvi, 258 p.) : illISBN: 9781474208147 (online)Subject(s): Theater -- History -- 18th centuryOnline access: Open e-book Also issued in print.Summary: "A Cultural History of Theatre in Age of Enlightenment provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the cultural history of theatre in the eighteenth century. Drawing together contributions from leading scholars, this volume examines the intersection of theatre and revolution during this period. Each chapter takes a different theme as its focus, including institutional frameworks; social functions; sexuality and gender; the environment of theatre; circulation; interpretations; communities of production; repertoire and genres; technologies of performance, and knowledge transmission."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
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"A Cultural History of Theatre in Age of Enlightenment provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the cultural history of theatre in the eighteenth century. Drawing together contributions from leading scholars, this volume examines the intersection of theatre and revolution during this period. Each chapter takes a different theme as its focus, including institutional frameworks; social functions; sexuality and gender; the environment of theatre; circulation; interpretations; communities of production; repertoire and genres; technologies of performance, and knowledge transmission."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Also issued in print.

Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2014 dcunns

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