Edward Ziter explores the impact of the Middle East and the "Orient," (as it was known), on writing and performance in nineteenth-century British theater and how these portrayals influenced public perception of the region. British audiences marvelled at depictions of desert storms and harem dances as well as scenes of the Nile and colonial armies throughout the nineteenth century. Ziter extends his study from the Romantic through to the late-Victorian period, including taking in melodrama, pantomime, ballet, and opera, as well as museum displays and exhibitions.
Edward Ziter explores the impact of the Middle East and the "Orient," (as it was known), on writing and performance in nineteenth-century British thea...
Political Performance in Syria, charts the history of a theatre that has sought the expansion of civil society and imagined alternate political realities. In doing so, the manuscript situates the current use of performance and theatre by artists of the Syrian Revolution within a long history of political contestation.
Political Performance in Syria, charts the history of a theatre that has sought the expansion of civil society and imagined alternate political realit...
