{"product_id":"9783032051530","title":"Puppetry and Dramaturgy Western European Plays for Puppet Theatre, 1582–2020","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePalgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePuppetry and Dramaturgy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWestern European Plays for Puppet Theatre, 1582–2020\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDidier Plassard\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003eThis open access book presents the results and conclusions of research conducted by the author, and assisted by a team of young researchers brought together in the PuppetPlays project funded by the European Research Council. It is the first international survey to examine Western European puppetry through a systematic study of its repertoires, composed by writers or by the puppeteers themselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv id=\"x_Signature\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: FR;\"\u003eFrom improvised farces to the refined Baroque operas, from the parodies of institutional stages to the experiments of Modernism, from chivalric epics to contemporary dramaturgy, puppet repertoires are extraordinarily diverse. Their performances have been for centuries the only kind of theatre that many people could attend, but also a means of dramaturgical innovation. Their plays have crossed linguistic, geographical and social boundaries, adapting and spreading the great myths and classics of Western culture, and helping to build Europe's cultural identity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"FR\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: FR;\"\u003eThe analysis of these repertoires sheds new light on the history of theatre and society. When and how did puppet theatre compete with actors’ theatre? When and how did it serve as a laboratory for new dramaturgies? Why do writers and performing artists chose to use them today? These questions can only be answered through a close examination of the many forgotten or unpublished sources collected by the PuppetPlays project.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003eDidier Plassard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;\"\u003e is full professor in Drama and Performance Studies at the Université Paul-Valéry (Montpellier), France. His research fields include avantgarde theatre, stage direction, dramaturgy, multimedia, and puppetry. Didier's main publications include: \u003cem\u003eL’ Acteur en effigie\u003c\/em\u003e (L’Age d’homme, 1992); \u003cem\u003eLes Mains de lumière \u003c\/em\u003e(Institut International de la Marionnette, 1996, 2004); \u003cem\u003eEdward Gordon Craig, The Drama for Fools \/ Le Théâtre des fous\u003c\/em\u003e (L’Entretemps, 2012);\u003cem\u003e Mises en scène d’Allemagne(s)\u003c\/em\u003e (CNRS Éditions, 2014). Since October 2019, he has been the Principal Investigator of PuppetPlays, a research project funded by the European Union (ERC Advanced Grant 835193).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 October 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHORIZON EUROPE European Research Council\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032051530\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e347\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"HORIZON EUROPE European Research Council","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63413867544716,"sku":"9783032051530","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032051530","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}