| Performing Magic on the Western Stage: From the Eighteenth Century to the Present 2008 Edition Contributor(s): Hass, L. (Editor), Loparo, Kenneth A. (Foreword by), Coppa, F. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1349374644 ISBN-13: 9781349374649 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Games & Activities | Magic - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 793.809 |
| Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.66 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Performing Magic on the Western Stage examines magic as a performing art and as a meaningful social practice, linking magic to cultural arenas such as religion, finance, gender, and nationality and profiling magicians from Robert-Houdin to Pen& Teller. |