| Acting Identities: An Investigation Into South West German Naturtheater Contributor(s): Phipps, Alison M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 3631351429 ISBN-13: 9783631351420 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $86.31 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - German - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 792.094 |
| Series: Europaeische Hochschulschriften / European University Studie |
| Physical Information: 226 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the Naturtheater of south west Germany. It seeks to understand why large scale open air performances have drawn little scholarly attention. Methods derived from anthropology and ethnography together with those of literary analysis are used to investigate text and context. Historically and theoretically informed, this book challenges perceptions of mass performance as light entertainment. The description of everyday life in the theatres opens up questions of identity construction, social engagement and the role of nature in cultural expression. |