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The Language of Theatre

Martin Harrison

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Series: Language Of
Categories: Language
Imprint: Lives and Letters
Publisher: Carcanet Press
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  • Theatre has provided many words and meanings which we use- ignorant of their origins - in everyday writing and speech. This is the first book to explore 2,000 theatre terms in depth, in some cases tracing their history over two and a half millennia, in others exploring expressions less than a decade old. Terms are defined, shown in use and cross-referenced in ways which will fascinate theatre-goers, help theatre students and encourage those engaged in the theatre to examine the familiar from new angles.

    This book combines lexicography, theatre history and modern theatre practice and on occasion raises questions which alter our appreciation quite radically, for example tracing the influence of nautical vocabulary on the development of theatre language.
    MARTIN HARRISON was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge. He has been involved with theatrefrom an early age and is currently Head of Performing Arts and Theatre Studies at South TraffordCollege of Further Education. ... read more
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