Bibliography of the History of Acting Theory

Periodical articles, 1990-2015

Baldyga, N. 2002. Political Bodies And Bodies Politic: Cultural Identity And The Actor In G.E. Lessing's
'Hamburg Dramaturgy'. Eighteenth Century Theory And Interpretation
Buckley, Matthew. 2009. Eloquent Action: The Body And Meaning In Early Commedia Dell'arte. Theatre
Survey
Degli Esposti, Paola. 2015. The Fire Of Demons And The Steam Of Mortality: Edward Gordon Craig And The
Ideal Performer. Theatre Survey
Dror, O. E. 1999. The Scientific Image Of Emotion: Experience And Technologies Of Inscription.
Configurations
Gobert, R. Darren. 2008. Cartesian Subjectivity On The Neoclassical Stage; Or, Moliere Acts Corneille For
Louis XIV. Theatre Survey
Juers-Munby, Karen. 2007. Hanswurst And Herr Ich: Subjection And Abjection In Enlightenment Censorship
Of The Comic Figure. New Theatre Quarterly
Karr, D. 2001. 'Thoughts That Flash Like Lightning': Thomas Holcroft, Radical Theater, And The Production Of
Meaning In 1790s London. Journal Of British Studies
Miller, Derek. 2011. On Piano Performance - Technology And Technique. Contemporary Theatre Review
Milling, Jane. 2011. "For Without Vanity, I'm Better Known": Restoration Actors And Metatheatre On The
London Stage. Theatre Survey
Monks, Aoife. 2012. Human Remains: Acting, Objects, And Belief In Performance. Theatre Journal
Nellhaus, T. 1993. Science, History, Theater: Theorizing In Two Alternatives To Positivism. Theatre Journal
Preston, C. J. 2005. The Motor In The Soul: Isadora Duncan And Modernist Performance.
Modernism/Modernity
Quinn, M. L. 1990. Celebrity And The Semiotics Of Acting. New Theatre Quarterly
Quinn, M. L. 1991. The Comedy Of Reference: The Semiotics Of Commedia Figures In 18th-Century Venice.
Theatre Journal
Sechelski, D. S. 1996. Garricks Body And The Labor Of Art In 18th-Century Theater. Eighteenth-Century
Studies
Voskuil, L. M. 1995. Acting Naturally: Bronte, Lewes, And The Problem Of Gender Performance. English
Literary History
Wilson, M. S. 1990. Garrick, Iconic Acting, And The Ideologies Of Theatrical Portraiture. Word & Image
Zamir, Tzachi. 2009. Theatrical Repetition And Inspired Performance. Journal Of Aesthetics And Art Criticism
Zamir, Tzachi. 2010. Watching Actors. Theatre Journal

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Zitin, Abigail. 2013. Thinking Like An Artist: Hogarth, Diderot, And The Aesthetics Of Technique.
Eighteenth-Century Studies