Jim Davis

Theatre and Entertainment (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

What do we mean by entertainment? How does this concept relate to theatre? Should theatre be for pleasure or instruction? Can it not be both?

In this stimulating book, Jim Davis examines the relationship between theatre and entertainment by assessing audience reception, political theatre and melodrama. He explores definitions of entertainment, arguing that it can be found embedded in all forms of theatre, not just the 'popular'. Davis concludes with a review of contemporary perspectives on the topic and questions the limits of entertainment in theatrical performance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137321077
• Artikelnr.: 45474702

Autorenporträt

Jim Davis was Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Warwick, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Series preface.- 1. Defining Entertainment.- 2. Cultural Production.- 3. Melodrama.- 4. Music Theatre.- 5. Theatre for Pleasure and Theatre for Instruction.- 6. Politics, Efficacy and Entertainment.- 7. Entertainment and Audiences.- 8. The Limits of Entertainment.- 9. Towards Utopian/Dystopian Notions of Entertainment.- 10. Conclusion.- Further Reading.- Index.