A plenitude of archival material on a theatrical subject:

does not mean it is more important than another with less

What has been problematic in the relationship of theatre history to dramatic literature?

That performance has been ancillary to the text, Historians focus on periods where texts have been preserved

Is history literature?

Yes: it presents its results as narratives

Select the WRONG answer

Theatrical archives consist of people's memories

The double disappearance of a performance is:

the moment of performance and the loss of its record

Anecdotal evidence should not be used by theatre historians

it should be used, but carefully

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1
Theatrical autobiographers write for
all of the above
the general public
for posterity
their intimate circles of friends and family
2
Theaterwissenschaft is problematic because it:
Only allows a limited study of the play texts
both of the above
neither of the above
Doesn't allow consideration of contexts
3
A plenitude of archival material on a theatrical subject:
means that it is more important than one with less
does not mean it is more important than another with less
should determine the argument of the historian
none of the above
4
Theaterwissenschaft was important to the discipline because it:
all of the above
Provided a model for the rigorous study of documented facts
Took seriously the study of the material remains of theatre
none of the above
5
What has been problematic in the relationship of theatre history to dramatic literature?
It gives Aristotle undue precedence
That history is considered literature
That performance has been ancillary to the text
Historians focus on periods where texts have been preserved
6
Is history literature?
No: literary qualities are different from history
Yes: it presents its results as narratives
Yes: because history is fiction
No: because literature is fiction
7
Select the WRONG answer
Theatrical archives consist of play texts
Theatrical archives consist of records of people's memories
Theatrical archives consist of people's memories
Theatrical archives comprise material traces of performances
8
The double disappearance of a performance is:
the moment of performance and its immediate forgetting
none of the above
the moment of performance and its ontology
the moment of performance and the loss of its record
9
Anecdotal evidence should not be used by theatre historians
None of the above
it should be used, but carefully
because it is hard to verify against other sources
because its credibility is always uncertain

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