DRAMA208 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Euripides, Social Class, Menander
20 Nov 2018
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Historiography: the writing of history based on the critical examination of sources, the selection of particulars from the authentic materials, and the synthesis of particulars into a narrative that will stand the test of critical methods . Passed on by people who held the power. Use evidence through a process of logical and imagination. Post-positivism approach: universals of theatre history are exposed as being value-laden and biased historical social order. Bruce mcconachie: ritual that serves to legitimize an image of a in the mind of its audience . Thomas postlewait problematizes the notion of periodization === issues vs. Good theatre history scholarship is the one that. =draw on the knowledge of what we know to understand what we don"t know. = commit to theory to resituate theatre history in the 21st century (feminist, cultural materialism, interculturalism, etc. ) Theatre is to the greek people the merging of entirety human experience.
