Performing Animals: History, Agency, Theater

From bears on the Renaissance stage to the equine pageantry of the nineteenth-century hunt, animals have been used in human-orchestrated entertainments throughout history. The essays in this volume present an array of case studies that inspire new ways of interpreting animal performance and the role of animal agency in the performing relationship.

In exploring the human-animal relationship from the early modern period to the nineteenth century,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271078359
• ISBN13: 9780271078359
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 9.9"