Places of Performance : The Semiotics of Theatre Architecture / Marvin Carlson.

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Carlson, Marvin, 1935-

Title & Author:

Places of Performance : The Semiotics of Theatre Architecture / Marvin Carlson.

Publication:

Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1989.

Description:

212 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Notes:
An earlier version of the material in Chapter 3 appeared in Theatre Journal, 40 (March 1988) under the title "The Theatre as Civic Monument."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
[Table of Contents] -- Introduction: How Do Theatres Mean? -- 1. The City as Theatre -- 2. The Jewel in the Casket -- 3. The Urban Hub -- 4. The Facade Theatre -- 5. Interior Space -- 6. Interior Decoration -- 7. Conclusion -- Index.

Summary:

Explores the cultural, social, and poltical aspects of theatrical architecture, from the threatres of ancient Greece of the present.

Resources:
Donor bookplate

ISBN:

080142254X (alk. paper)
9780801422546 (alk. paper)
0801480949
9780801480942

Subject:

Theater architecture.
Symbolism in architecture.
Architecture Psychological aspects.
Architecture - Aspect psychologique.
Symbolisme en architecture.
Théâtres - Architecture.
Théâtres Architecture.
Architecture Aspect psychologique.
Architecture des théâtres.
Gesellschaft
Theaterbau
Theatres Architecture, history

Holdings:

Location: Library main 46960
Call No.: NA6821.C3 (ID:89-B6222)
Copy: c. 1
Notes: hardcover
Status: Available

Location: Library main 247186
Call No.: NA6821.C3 (ID:89-B6222)
Copy: c. 2
Notes: paperback
Status: Available

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