num_pages: 256
description: An examination of the ways in which the theatre after World War II has presented different aspects of the French Revolution and the Holocaust. The book shows that by performing history actors - as witnesses for the departed witnesses - bring the historical past and theatrical present together.
language: English
title: Performing History: Theatrical Representations of the Past in Conetmporary Theatre
titlecomplete: Performing History: Theatrical Representations of the Past in Conetmporary Theatre (Studies Theatre Hist & Culture)
ratings_count: 8
publisher: University Of Iowa Press