Living Theatre: A History of Theatre (Seventh Edition)

Goldfarb, Alvin,Wilson, Edwin

ISBN 10: 0393640205 / ISBN 13: 9780393640205

Edité par W. W. Norton & Company, 2017

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Synopsis :

An accessible, engaging history that brings theatre's past to life.

Focused on the cultural relevance of theatre. Written in an engaging style. Designed to be accessible to undergraduates. Living Theatre is the most popular text for theatre history courses. The Seventh Edition builds on these strengths with “Past and Present”—a NEW feature that focuses on connections between theatre’s long history and the practise of theatre today—and with a brilliant NEW design that highlights the beauty and excitement of the art of theatre.

À propos des auteurs:

Edwin (Ed) Wilson attended Vanderbilt University, the University of Edinburgh, and Yale University, where he received an MFA and the first doctor of fine arts degree awarded by Yale. He taught theatre at Vanderbilt, Yale, and, for more than 30 years, at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He was the author of several original plays and produced multiple Broadway plays and films.

For 22 years, Professor Wilson was the theatre critic of the Wall Street Journal. A long-time member of the New York Drama Critics Circle, he was president of the Circle for several years. He was also on the board of the John Golden Fund and served a term as president of the Theater Development Fund (TDF). He served a number of times on the Tony Nominating Committee and the Pulitzer Prize Drama Jury.

Professor Wilson was the coauthor (with Alvin Goldfarb and Megan Geigner) of the three most widely used college theatre textbooks in the United States: Living Theatre, Theatre: The Lively Art, and The Theatre Experience.

Professor Wilson passed away in December 2023.

Alvin (Al) Goldfarb is president emeritus and professor emeritus of theatre at Western Illinois University. Dr. Goldfarb also served as provost, dean, department chair, and professor of theatre during his 25-year tenure at Illinois State University as well as managing director of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival. He holds a PhD in theatre history from the City University of New York, a master’s degree from Hunter College of CUNY, and a bachelor's degree from Queens College of CUNY.

Dr. Goldfarb is the coauthor of Living Theatre, Theatre: The Lively Art, and The Theatre Experience with Edwin Wilson and Megan Geigner, as well as coeditor of The Anthology of Living Theatre with Edwin Wilson. He is also the coeditor, with Rebecca Rovit, of Theatrical Performance during the Holocaust: Texts, Documents, Memoirs, which was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. Currently, he serves as the lead scholar for the online Holocaust Theatre Catalog, which is hosted at the University of Miami’s Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies. His interest in this area was inspired by his parents, who were survivors of the Holocaust. Dr. Goldfarb has published numerous articles and reviews in scholarly journals and anthologies and is currently a member of the board of Congo Square Theatre in Chicago.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Living Theatre: A History of Theatre (...
Éditeur : W. W. Norton & Company
Date d'édition : 2017
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Good