Theatre in the Expanded Field : Seven Approaches to Performance.

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Line Drawings; To My Readers; Preliminary; 1 First Approach: Pre-Historical & Archaeological; 2 Second Approach: Pastoral & Anthropological; 3 Third Approach: Theological & Historical; 4 Fourth Approach: Digital & Technological; 5 Fifth Approach: Psychological & Legal; 6 Sixth Approach: Social & Sensible; 7 Seventh Approach: Tactical & Critical; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Biographical Notes.

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Line Drawings; To My Readers; Preliminary; 1 First Approach: Pre-Historical & Archaeological; 2 Second Approach: Pastoral & Anthropological; 3 Third Approach: Theological & Historical; 4 Fourth Approach: Digital & Technological; 5 Fifth Approach: Psychological & Legal; 6 Sixth Approach: Social & Sensible; 7 Seventh Approach: Tactical & Critical; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Biographical Notes

Theatre in the Expanded Field is a fiercely original, bold and daring exploration of the fields of theatre and performance studies and the received narratives and histories that underpin them. Rich with interdisciplinary reference, international, eclectic and broad-ranging in its examples, it offers readers a compelling and provocative reassessment of the disciplines, one that spans pre-history to the present day. Sixty years ago, in 1962, Richard Southern wrote a remarkable book called The Seven Ages of the Theatre . It was unusual in its time for taking a trans-disciplinary, new-historical a.