Places of Performance: The Semiotics of Theatre Architecture / Edition 1

by Marvin A. Carlson

Overview

"A lucid, well-organized survey of the almost infinite variety of production spaces of western theatre.... Carlson's survey must be admired for its wealth of carefully researched and elegantly articulated information concerning the relation of urban planning, architecture, and interior and exterior theatre embellishment to the social, political, economic and occasionally even aesthetic purposes of those responsible for these 'signifiers.'"—Theatre Journal

In this generously illustrated volume, Marvin Carlson uses models from architectural and urban semiotics to show how a theatre building and its location within a city reflect society's attitudes and concerns.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801480942
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Publication date:	01/05/1993
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.56(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Editorial Reviews

Carlson (theater, City U. of NY) explores the cultural, social, and political meanings of theatrical architecture through the ages. He draws upon models furnished by architectural and urban semiotics to show how a theater building--both its interior and its exterior--and its location within a city reflect the attitudes and concerns of the society that created and sustained it. Contains bibliographic notes, but no coherent literature citations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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