The Art of Entertainment: Popular Performance in Modern British Art, 1880 to 1940

by Jason Price

In this book, theatre historian Jason Price looks at the relationships and exchanges that took place between high and low cultural forms in Britain from 1880 to 1940, focusing on the ways in which figures from popular entertainments, such as music hall serio-comics, clowns, and circus acrobats, came to feature in modern works of art.

Readers with an interest in art, theatre, and the history of modern Britain will find Price's approach, which...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032740744
• ISBN13: 9781032740744
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"