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American Puppet Modernism : Essays on the Material World in Performance /

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Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title (PTO). Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas supplier. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. This study analyses the history of puppet, mask, and performing object theatre in the United States over the past 150 years to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bell, John (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Series:Palgrave studies in theatre and performance history.
Subjects:
History.
History of the Americas.
Literary History.
North American Literature.
Performing Arts.
Literature > History and criticism.
Performing arts.
America > Literatures.
America > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title (PTO). Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas supplier. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. This study analyses the history of puppet, mask, and performing object theatre in the United States over the past 150 years to understand how a peculiarly American mixture of global cultures, commercial theatre, modern-art idealism, and mechanical innovation reinvented the ancient art of puppetry.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XII, 280 pages)
ISBN:9780230613768
DOI:10.1057/9780230613768