L. Hass,
F. Coppa,
J. Peck
Palgrave Macmillan US
e druk, 2009
9780230607880
Performing Magic on the Western Stage
From the Eighteenth Century to the Present
Specificaties
Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan US |
2009
ISBN13: 9780230607880
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
Performing Magic on the Western Stage examines magic as a performing art and as a meaningful social practice, linking magic to cultural arenas such as religion, finance, gender, and nationality and profiling magicians from Robert-Houdin to Pen& Teller.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780230607880
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan US
Inhoudsopgave
Life Magic and Staged Magic: A Hidden Intertwining; L.Hass The Family Romance of Modern Magic: Contesting Robert Houdin's Cultural Legacy in Contemporary France; G.M.Jones Magicians and the Magic of Hollywood Cinema during the 1920s; M.Solomon The Body Immaterial: Magicians' Assistants and the Performance of Labor; F.Coppa Conjuring Capital: Magic and Finance From Eighteenth-Century London to the New Las Vegas; J.Peck The Sacred and the Sleight of Hand in American Indian Gaming; M.Lawlor Outdoing Ching Ling Foo; C.Stahl Intersecting Illusions: Performing Magic, Disability and Gender; K.Dearborn Through A Glass Darkly: Magic and Religion in Western Thought and Practice; S.L.Schwartz Illusions About Illusions; R.E.Neale