Pub Date: February 27, 2016
Dewey: 792.09
LCCN: 2016002950
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Bibliography, Index
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 1.20" H x 8.30" L x 5.80" W ( 1.25 lbs) 337 pages
BISAC Categories:
Drama | General | History | Literary Criticism | Ancient and Classical | Performing Arts | Theater | History and Criticism | Philosophy | Religion | Social Science | Anthropology | Cultural and Social
Description: This book presents an interdisciplinary investigation into the emergence of the actor and the theater. It explains the role of bipedality, toolmaking and trance in the evolution of the performer, examines the performativity of space and writing, and argues that ancient culture emerged from dance.