Title: Performing History
Description: "In his examination of the ways in which the theatre after World War II has presented different aspects of the French Revolution and the Holocaust, Freddie Rokem shows us that by "performing history" actors - as witnesses for the departed witness - bring the historical past and the theatrical present together."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Historical drama, History, History and criticism, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature, Literature and the revolution, Theater, history
Places: France
Time periods: 20th century, Revolution, 1789-1799