Places of Performance by Marvin A Carlson
"A lucid, well-organized survey of the almost infinite variety of production spaces of western theatre.... Carlson's survey must be admired for its wealth of carefully researched and elegantly articulated information concerning the relation of urban planning, architecture, and interior and exterior theatre embellishment to the social, political, economic and occasionally even aesthetic purposes of those responsible for these 'signifiers.'"—Theatre Journal In this generously illustrated volume, Marvin Carlson uses models from architectural and urban semiotics to show how a theatre building and its location within a city reflect society's attitudes and concerns.The Sidney E. Carlson of the Sidney E. Carlson of the Sidney E. Carlson of the Si In the Ph.D. program, Cohn Distinguished Professor of Theatre and Comparative Literature at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Dramatic philosophy, Western European theatre history, and dramatic literature are among his study and teaching interests. Theories of the Theatre, his best-known work, has been translated into five languages. Performance: A Critical Introduction and Voltaire and the Eighteenth-Century Stage are two of his most recent books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780801480942 |
| ISBN 10 | 0801480949 |
| Title | Places of Performance |
| Author | Marvin A Carlson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornell University Press |
| Year published | 1993-01-05 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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