A Short History of Western Performance Space
| Author | : David Wiles |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 332 |
| Release | : 2003-10-02 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0521012740 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780521012744 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Short History of Western Performance Space by : David Wiles
Download or read book A Short History of Western Performance Space written by David Wiles and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-10-02 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative book provides a historical account of performance space within the theatrical traditions of western Europe. David Wiles takes a broad-based view of theatrical activity as something that occurs in churches, streets, pubs and galleries as much as in buildings explicitly designed to be 'theatres'. He traces a diverse set of continuities from Greece and Rome to the present, including many areas that do not figure in standard accounts of theatre history.
