The Cambridge Guide to Asian Theatre - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 052141623X ISBN 13: 9780521416238

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1993

Synopsis

A comprehensive and authoritative single-volume reference work on the theatre arts of Asia-Oceania. Nine expert scholars provide entries on performance in twenty countries from Pakistan in the west, through India and Southeast Asia to China, Japan and Korea in the east. An introductory pan-Asian essay explores basic themes - they include ritual, dance, puppetry, training, performance and masks. The national entries concentrate on the historical development of theatre in each country, followed by entries on the major theatre forms, and articles on playwrights, actors and directors. The entries are accompanied by rare photographs and helpful reading lists.

About this title

Product Description:

253p cloth with dustjacket, as new, photos, from a Cambridge college library, in the style of encyclopaedia, index of artists and genres, very good

Review:

'Thoroughly informed, hugely enjoyable.' The Times

'Superbly detailed but reader-friendly sweep of Asian and Oceanic theatre histories.' Theatre Research International

'Well researched, nicely presented, and accessible.' American Reference Books Annual

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 052141623X
• ISBN 13: 9780521416238
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 261
• Editor: Brandon James R.