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  • Democracy, Theatre and Performance

    From the Greeks to Gandhi

    by David Wiles ...
    Democracy, argues David Wiles, is actually a form of theatre. In making his case, the author deftly investigates orators at the foundational moments of ancient and modern democracy, demonstrating how their performative skills were used to try to create a better world. People often complain about demagogues, or wish that politicians might be more sincere. But to do good, politicians (paradoxically) ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Theatre History

    Edited by David Wiles, Christine Dymkowski ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    Scholars, amateur historians and actors have shaped theatre history in different ways at different times and in different places. This Companion offers students and general readers a series of accessible and engaging essays on the key aspects of studying and writing theatre history. The diverse international team of contributors investigates how theatre history has been constructed, showing how ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Greek Theatre Performance

    An Introduction

    by David Wiles ...
    In this fascinating and accessible book, David Wiles introduces ancient Greek theatre to students and enthusiasts interested in knowing how the plays were performed. Theatre was a ceremony bound up with fundamental activities in ancient Athenian life and Wiles explores those elements which created the theatre of the time. Actors rather than writers are the book's main concern and Wiles examines ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • The Players' Advice to Hamlet

    The Rhetorical Acting Method from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment

    by David Wiles ...
    Hamlet is a characteristic intellectual more inclined to lecture actors about their craft than listen to them, and is a precursor of Enlightenment figures like Diderot and Lessing. This book is a quest for the voice of early professional actors, drawing on English, French and other European sources to distinguish the methods of professionals from the theories of intellectual amateurs. David Wiles ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • Theatre and Time

    by David Wiles ...
    Series series Theatre And
    This fascinating account of the relationship between theatre and time explores how different concepts of time - including linear clock time, the cyclical time of the planets and seasons, the rhythms of the body and individual memories - have impacted on and been reinforced by theatre throughout history, from medieval times to the present day. ... Read more

    $10.29 USD