| 000 -LEADER |
| fixed length control field |
01456cam a2200181 i 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
| ISBN |
9780521769549 (hardback) |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
| Classification number |
792.028 092 2 |
| Item number |
SIM/C |
| 245 04 - TITLE STATEMENT |
| Title |
The Cambridge encyclopedia of stage actors and acting/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
by Simon Williams (ed.) |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
| Place of publication |
United Kingdom: |
| Name of publisher |
Cambridge University Press, |
| Year of publication |
2015. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
| Number of Pages |
xiii, 694 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations ; |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
| Summary, etc |
"Acting is widely acknowledged to be the central art of the theatre and has a long and vibrant history. With over 1,000 entries, this is the first encyclopedia of stage actors and acting around the world. More than 100 renowned international contributors provide biographical, historical and technical information about actors both familiar and obscure whose work has been crucial in the development of acting methods and traditions from classical theatre to the present day. Entries on key directors, theorists and teachers and on the elements and genres of acting provide insights into the history of acting as an art and its current practice. Including a chronological list of actors that spans the past 2,000 years and many diverse countries and cultures, this Encyclopedia offers a fascinating and unique overview of acting onstage that will be of interest to anyone who attends or practises theatre"-- |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
| Topical Term |
Encyclopaedia Actors |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
| Topical Term |
Encyclopaedia Acting |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
| Topical Term |
Theatre Studies |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
| Topical Term |
Arts |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
| Personal name |
Simon Williams (ed.) |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
| Koha item type |
Book |