Theatre History and Historiography Ethics, Evidence and Truth
This collection of essays explores how historians of theatre apply ethical thinking to the attempt to truthfully represent their subject - whether that be the life of a well-known performer, or the little known history of colonial theatre in India - by ex
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Theatre History and Historiography Ethics, Evidence and Truth Edited by
Claire Cochrane and
Jo Robinson
Introduction, selection and editorial matter © Claire Cochrane and Jo Robinson 2016 Individual chapters © Respective authors 2016 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2016 978-1-137-45727-1 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2016 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-57879-5 ISBN 978-1-137-45728-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137457288 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Theatre history and historiography : ethics, evidence and truth / Claire Cochrane, Joanna Robinson [Introduction, selection and editorial matter]. pages cm Based on essays presented at the a meeting of the TaPRA History and Historiography Working Group convened on the topic of “Ethics and Evidence” at Birmingham University in 2007. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Theater—Historiography—Congresses. 2. Historiography—Moral and ethical aspects—Congresses. I. Cochrane, Claire, editor. II. Robinson, Joanna, 1967–editor. PN2115.T45 2015 792.09—dc23 2015023519
Claire For John Jo For Nick and in memory of Judy T.
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Contents List of Figures
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Acknowledgements
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Notes on Contributors
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1 Introduction Claire Cochrane and Jo Robinson
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Part I Re-Writing (Master) Narratives 2 Writing the Ethical Life: Theatrical Biography and the Case of Thomas Betterton David Roberts
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3 Ethics and Bias: H
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