Popular Puppet Theatre in Europe, 1800-1914 (Hardcover)

This is the first comparative study in English of a major cultural phenomenon of the nineteenth century. John McCormick and Bennie Pratasik provide a study of all aspects of puppetry in nineteenth-century Europe, including the stages, mechanical workings of the puppets, and the repertoire, covering a full range of countries and cultures. The book contains valuable and rare illustrations of puppets and theaters as well as informative diagrams.