This book addresses a deceptively simple question: what accounts for the global success of A Doll's House, Henrik Ibsen's most popular play? Using maps, networks, and images to explore the world history of the play's production, this question is considered from two angles: cultural transmission and adaptation. Analysing the play's transmission reveals the social, economic, and political forces that have secured its place in the canon of world drama; a comparative study of the play's 135-year production history across five continents offers new insights into theatrical adaptation. Key areas of research include the global tours of nineteenth-century actress-managers, Norway's soft diplomacy in promoting gender equality, representations of the female performing body, and the sexual vectors of social change in theatre.
| ISBN: | 9781137438980 |
| Publication date: | 17th October 2016 |
| Author: | Julie Holledge, Jonathan Bollen, Frode Helland, Joanne Tompkins |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 233 pages |
| Series: | Palgrave Studies in Performance and Technology |
| Genres: |
Computer applications in the social and behavioural sciences Cultural studies Computer applications in the arts and humanities Performing arts |