Performing Magic on the Western Stage : From the Eighteenth Century to the Present /

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.

Bibliographic Details

Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Coppa, Francesca (Editor), Hass, Lawrence (Editor), Peck, James (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Series:	Palgrave studies in theatre and performance history.
Subjects:	Cultural and Media Studies. Modern History. North American Literature. Performing Arts. Theatre History. US History. Culture > Study and teaching. History, Modern. Performing arts. Theater > History. America > Literatures. United States > History. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book