Theatre and Time

Informationen zum Autor David Wiles Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Series Editors' Preface 1. What is Time? 2. Rhythm 1: Rhythms of the Earth 3. Rhythm 2: Rhythms of the Body 4. Theatre and Memory 5. Clock Time Bibliography Index.

Product details

• Authors: David Wiles
• Assisted by: Natalie Alvarez (Editor), Margherita Laera (Editor)
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.09.2014
• EAN: 9781137343864
• ISBN: 978-1-137-34386-4
• No. of pages: 88
• Series: Theatre And; Theatre and
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre; Theater, B, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Theatre and Performance Arts, Theatre and Performance Studies, earth;planet;theatre;theatre studies