Theatre and Entertainment

Notes

Davis explores definitions of entertainment, arguing that it can be found embedded in all forms of theatre, not just the ‘popular’.

Artist / Author Jim Davis
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 978-1137321060
Reference P3021
Date 2016
Type Publication

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