History, Memory, Performance (Studies in International by D. Dean,Y. Meerzon,K. Prince

By D. Dean,Y. Meerzon,K. Prince

historical past, reminiscence, functionality is an interdisciplinary choice of essays exploring performances of the earlier in quite a lot of trans-national and historic contexts. At its middle are contributions from theatre students and public historians discussing how ancient that means is formed via performance.

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