In his examination of the ways in which theatre participates in the ongoing representations of and debates about the past, Freddie Rokem concentrates on the ways in which theatre after World War II has presented different aspects of the French Revolution and the Holocaust, showing us that by OC performing historyOCO actors bring the historical past and the theatrical present together."
Language
English
Pages
256
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
University Of Iowa Press
Release
September 01, 2000
ISBN
0877457379
ISBN 13
9780877457374
Performing History: Theatrical Representations of the Past in Contemporary Theatre
In his examination of the ways in which theatre participates in the ongoing representations of and debates about the past, Freddie Rokem concentrates on the ways in which theatre after World War II has presented different aspects of the French Revolution and the Holocaust, showing us that by OC performing historyOCO actors bring the historical past and the theatrical present together."