{"product_id":"9781350277779","title":"Cultural History of Theatre in the Modern Age","description":"\u003ch3\u003eCultural Histories Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eCultural History of Theatre in the Modern Age\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKim Solga\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Modern \/ 20th Century \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo call something modern is to assert something fundamental about the social, cultural, economic and technical sophistication of that thing, over and against what has come before. \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Theatre in the Modern Age\u003c\/i\u003e provides an interdisciplinary overview of theatre and performance in their social and material contexts from the late 19th century through the early 2000s, emphasizing key developments and trends that both exemplify and trouble the various meanings of the term 'modern', and the identity of modernist theatre and performance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHighly illustrated with 40 images, the ten chapters each take a different theme as their focus: institutional frameworks; social functions; sexuality and gender; the environment of theatre; circulation; interpretations; communities of production; repertoire and genres; technologies of performance; and knowledge transmission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKim Solga\u003c\/b\u003e is is Associate Professor of Theatre Studies at Western University, Canada. Her books include \u003ci\u003ePerformance and the City \u003c\/i\u003e(2009), \u003ci\u003ePerformance and the Global City\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), \u003ci\u003eViolence Against Women in Early Modern Performance\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), and \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Theatre: The Modern Age \u003c\/i\u003e(Methuen Drama, 2017).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 April 2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350277779\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e296\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.84\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51333174001804,"sku":"9781350277779","price":34.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_3acf1e4e-6a08-4eae-9761-9dff7b7e2702.jpg?v=1783608808","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350277779","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}