{"product_id":"meyerhold-on-theatre-paperback","title":"Meyerhold on Theatre - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Braun\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Pitches\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeyerhold on Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e brings together in one volume Vsevolod Meyerhold's most significant writings and utterances, and covers his entire career as a director from 1902 to 1939. It contains a comprehensive selection from all published material, unabridged and translated from the original Russian, updated and supplemented with a critical commentary relating Meyerhold to his period and eye-witness accounts describing all his productions. The book is illustrated with photographs of Meyerhold's designs and productions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithin this diverse collection of sometimes dense, sometimes lyrical, and always fascinating writings, Meyerhold emerges from this book as a forerunner of such directors as Brecht, Piscator, Planchon and Brook, a relentless enemy of naturalism and a supreme exponent of total theatre whose influence continues to be felt throughout the theatre of today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis fourth edition features a new introduction by Prof. Jonathan Pitches, which helps to demystify some of the terminology Meyerhold and his associates used, and indicates the fundamental connection between culture and politics represented in his life and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Braun\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Drama at the University of Bristol. He edited the pioneering English-language selection from Meyerhold's writings, \u003ci\u003eMeyerhold on Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1969, and in 1979 published his major critical assessment, \u003ci\u003eThe Theatre of Meyerhold\u003c\/i\u003e. His \u003ci\u003eThe Director \u0026amp; the Stage\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in 1982. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Pitches\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Theatre and Performance and Director of Research in the School of Performance and Cultural Industries at Leeds University. He is the author and\/or editor of four books, three of which relate to actor training and is the founding co-editor of the Routledge journal, \u003ci\u003eTheatre Dance and Performance Training\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717470294079,"sku":"9781474230209","price":88.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/bb50cab9bc32589881ff6a92f4c5f899.webp?v=1765078588","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/meyerhold-on-theatre-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}