Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History: Essays on the Material World in Performance

Bell, John

Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title (PTO). Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas supplier. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. This study analyses the history of puppet, mask, and performing object theatre in the United States over the past 150 years to understand how a peculiarly American mixture of global cultures, commercial theatre, modern-art idealism, and mechanical innovation reinvented the ancient art of puppetry.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2012-12-27

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781137286703

DOI: 10.1057/9780230613768

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 280