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Gaming the Stage : Playable Media and the Rise of English Commercial Theater /

Rich connections between gaming and theater stretch back to the 16th and 17th centuries, when England's first commercial theaters appeared right next door to gaming houses and blood-sport arenas. In the first book-length exploration of gaming in the early modern period, Gina Bloom shows that th...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Bloom, Gina (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2018
Collection:Theater--theory/text/performance.
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Table des matières:
  • Gaming history
  • Cards : imperfect information and male friendship
  • Backgammon : space and scopic dominance
  • Chess : performative history and dynastic marriage.