Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History: From the Eighteenth Century to the Present

Hass, L.; Coppa, F.; Peck, J.

Performing Magic on the Western Stage examines magic as a performing art and as a meaningful social practice, linking magic to cultural arenas such as religion, finance, gender, and nationality and profiling magicians from Robert-Houdin to Pen& Teller.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2009-01-08

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230607880

DOI: 10.1057/9780230617124

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 240