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1,624 pages | numerous halftones | 276x219mm
978-0-19-860174-6 | Hardback | 13 February 2003
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The most comprehensive reference work of the world's performing arts
2 volumes, 4300 A-Z entries
Original, signed articles by more than 300 international contributors such as Peter Holland and Brooks
McNamara
International approach with in-depth coverage of non-Western forms
Also available online from the Oxford Digital Reference Shelf or through Oxford Reference Online offering
flexible search and browse functionality and multi-user access
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance is an unparalleled resource, providing comprehensive,
authoritative, and up-to-date information about theatre and performance internationally, through history and in the
present in an accessible format. Available in print and as an e-reference text from Oxford's Digital Reference Shelf,
the 4,300 entries total well over a million words and are complemented by over 100 illustrations. Coverage ranges
from ancient Greek theatre to the latest developments in London, Paris, New York, and around the globe. The
Encyclopedia pays special attention to non-Western styles through articles on theatre and performance throughout
the many countries and traditions of Asia and Africa, often written by practitioners or critics from those areas.
Dance, opera, performance art, radio, film, and television are covered at length. The Encyclopedia also embraces
para-theatrical, non-drammatic, and popular performance, including ritual, carnivals, parades, the circus, and public
executions. Biographical entries cover the lives and work of major figures from the past and present: actors,
playwrights, directors, designers, and critics. Innovative entries on cities and regions place performance in its local
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scholars and writers available.
Readership: The readership of the Encyclopedia will be international, mainly in North America, the UK,
Australia/New Zealand, Japan. Its major market will be university and college libraries worldwide. Potential readers
include academic specialists and students in theatre and performance, and in film, literature, languages,
anthropology, and sociology; theatre practitioners, critics, journalists, and general readers interested in the theatre.

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