{"product_id":"popular-puppet-theatre-in-europe-1800-1914-paperback-9780521616157","title":"Popular Puppet Theatre in Europe, 1800–1914 (Paperback) 9780521616157","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePopular Puppet Theatre in Europe, 1800–1914\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first comparative study in English of all aspects of puppetry in nineteenth-century Europe.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn McCormick (Author), Bennie Pratasik (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521616157, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 4 August 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e268 pages, 65 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 18.9 x 1.4 cm, 0.477 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Not only have McCormick and Pratasik uncovered a wealth of information about the development of European puppetry, but the connections they make between the different strands of puppetry are at times fascinating.' Lowdown\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBanned, marginalised, tolerated or neglected, puppets were a major form of entertainment of the subordinate classes in the nineteenth century. Showmen travelled from one end of Europe to the other bringing everything from biblical plays to melodramas and variety to audiences who experienced them as their only form of dramatic entertainment. The first study of its kind in English, Popular Puppet Theatre in Europe is less a history than a comparative study, highlighting a significant aspect of social and cultural history from a national and transnational perspective. It examines the showmen, their audiences, the performance context, and the technical and practical aspects of the puppets and their stages.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Context: 1. Showpeople\u003cbr\u003e 2. The performance context\u003cbr\u003e 3. Audiences\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Puppet Actors and Their Stages: 4. The stage and the wings\u003cbr\u003e 5. Puppet actors I - the characters\u003cbr\u003e 6. Puppet actors II - the figures\u003cbr\u003e 7. Puppet actors in performance\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Repertoire: 8. The traditional repertoire\u003cbr\u003e 9. The establishment of new repertoires\u003cbr\u003e 10. Contemporary plays and popular fiction\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Puppetry, miniature \u0026amp; toy theatre [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Puppetry, miniature \u0026amp; toy theatre\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Puppetry,%20miniature%20\u0026amp;%20toy%20theatre%20%5BASZM%5D%22\"\u003eASZM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004362739992,"sku":"9780521616157","price":36.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521616157i_b3c05ca6-be01-41ea-afc2-db8e5b897c74.jpg?v=1691370556","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/popular-puppet-theatre-in-europe-1800-1914-paperback-9780521616157","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}