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

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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
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages)
ISBN:9780230617124
DOI:10.1057/9780230617124