Theatre and Time by David Wiles

Theatre and Time by David Wiles

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Summary

This fascinating account of the relationship between theatre and time explores how different concepts of time - including linear clock time, the cyclical time of the planets and seasons, the rhythms of the body and individual memories - have impacted on and been reinforced by theatre throughout history, from medieval times to the present day.

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Theatre and Time by David Wiles

This fascinating account of the relationship between theatre and time explores how different concepts of time - including linear clock time, the cyclical time of the planets and seasons, the rhythms of the body and individual memories - have impacted on and been reinforced by theatre throughout history, from medieval times to the present day.
David Wiles is Professor of Drama at the University of Exeter, UK. He is the co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to Theatre History and author of Theatre and Citizenship: The History of a Practice and Mask and Performance: The Greek Tragedy, amongst many other publications.
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ISBN 13 9781137343864
ISBN 10 1137343869
Title Theatre and Time
Author David Wiles
Series Theatre And
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2014-09-22
Number of pages 88
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