TheatreTheatre has provided many words and meanings which we use - ignorant of their origins - in everyday writing and speech. This is the first book to explore 2000 theatre terms in depth, in some cases tracing their history over two and a half millennia, in others exploring expressions less than a decade old. Terms are defined, shown in use and cross referenced in ways which will fascinate theatregoers, help serious theatre students and encourage those actively engaged in the theatre to examine the familiar from new angles. |
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... is often used as a pejorative comparison for other , apparently more professional shows . gauze Like arras , this is another name for a material derived from its place of origin : in this case , via F.gaze , from Gaza in Palestine .
... is often used as a pejorative comparison for other , apparently more professional shows . gauze Like arras , this is another name for a material derived from its place of origin : in this case , via F.gaze , from Gaza in Palestine .
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From the Standard English sense of ' a tied bundle ' , ( from ME , from Middle Low German pak , of unknown origin ) . However , if a show is packing them in , it is playing to full or packed houses . If one wants to fill the theatre by ...
From the Standard English sense of ' a tied bundle ' , ( from ME , from Middle Low German pak , of unknown origin ) . However , if a show is packing them in , it is playing to full or packed houses . If one wants to fill the theatre by ...
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The origin of the phrase , whilst clearly descriptive , is uncertain but probably American and eC20 ( compare stand - in ) . ( The stand - up buffet was also gaining vogue at this time , first attested in OED Supp . in 1920 ) .
The origin of the phrase , whilst clearly descriptive , is uncertain but probably American and eC20 ( compare stand - in ) . ( The stand - up buffet was also gaining vogue at this time , first attested in OED Supp . in 1920 ) .
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Bibliografické údaje
| Název | Theatre Book of words |
| Autor | Martin Harrison |
| Vydavatel | Carcanet, 1993 |
| Zdroj originálu: | Michiganská univerzita |
| Digitalizováno | 27. únor 2008 |
| ISBN | 1857540409, 9781857540406 |
| Délka | Počet stran: 316 |
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