A Global Doll's House: Ibsen and Distant Visions (1st ed. 2016) (Palgrave Studies in Performance and Technology)

By: Julie Holledge and Jonathan Bollen and Frode Helland and Joanne Tompkins

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Synopsis: This book addresses a deceptively simple question: what accounts for the global success of A Doll’s House, Henrik Ibsen’s most popular play? Using maps, networks, and images to explore the world history of the play’s production, this question is considered from two angles: cultural transmission and adaptation. Analysing the play’s transmission reveals the social, economic, and political forces that have secured its place in the canon of world drama; a comparative study of the play’s 135-year production history across five continents offers new insights into theatrical adaptation. Key areas of research include the global tours of nineteenth-century actress-managers, Norway’s soft diplomacy in promoting gender equality, representations of the female performing body, and the sexual vectors of social change in theatre.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781137438997
Related ISBNs:: 9781137438980
Publisher:: Palgrave Macmillan UK, London
Date of Addition:: 03/15/21
Copyrighted By:: Julie Holledge, Jonathan Bollen, Frode Helland, Joanne Tompkins
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.