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This innovative study examines the role of memory in the history of theatre and drama. Favorini analyzes issues of memory in self-construction, collective memory, the clash of memory and history and even explores what the work of cognitive scientists can teach us about brain function and our respons...

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Main Author: Favorini, Attilio (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:
Cultural and Media Studies.
Social History.
Theatre History.
Theatre and Performance Studies.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Social history.
Theater > History.
Theater.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This innovative study examines the role of memory in the history of theatre and drama. Favorini analyzes issues of memory in self-construction, collective memory, the clash of memory and history and even explores what the work of cognitive scientists can teach us about brain function and our response to drama.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (X, 323 pages)
ISBN:9780230617162
DOI:10.1057/9780230617162