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02487aam a2200397 i 4500 001 94E98290246D11E5A97E42B6DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150707010042 008 140321s2015 enka be 001 0 eng 010 $a 2014010574 020 $a 052176954X (hardback) 020 $a 9780521769549 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)874835525 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d CDX $d YDXCP $d CHVBK $d EYM $d COO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PN2061 $b .C33 2015 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 084 $a DRA000000 $2 bisacsh 245 04 $a The Cambridge encyclopedia of stage actors and acting / $c edited by Simon Williams. 264 1 $a Cambridge : $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2015. 300 $a xiii, 694 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 26 cm 520 $a "Acting is widely acknowledged to be the central art of the theatre and has a long and vibrant history. With over 1,000 entries, this is the first encyclopedia of stage actors and acting around the world. More than 100 renowned international contributors provide biographical, historical and technical information about actors both familiar and obscure whose work has been crucial in the development of acting methods and traditions from classical theatre to the present day. Entries on key directors, theorists and teachers and on the elements and genres of acting provide insights into the history of acting as an art and its current practice. Including a chronological list of actors that spans the past 2,000 years and many diverse countries and cultures, this Encyclopedia offers a fascinating and unique overview of acting onstage that will be of interest to anyone who attends or practises theatre"-- Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Preface -- A-Z general entries -- Appendix -- Chronological list of actors -- Bibliography -- Index of actors and directors. 650 0 $a Actors $v Encyclopedias. 650 0 $a Acting $v Encyclopedias. 650 7 $a DRAMA / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Acting. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00796146 650 7 $a Actors. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00796296 650 7 $a Schauspieler. $0 (DE-588)4052154-0 $2 gnd 650 7 $a Schauspielkunst. $0 (DE-588)4129090-2 $2 gnd 655 7 $a Encyclopedias. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423798 700 1 $a Williams, Simon, $d 1943- $e editor. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180131024148.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=94E98290246D11E5A97E42B6DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search