{"product_id":"adapting-war-horse-cognition-the-spectator-and-a-sense-of-play-9781349955367","title":"Adapting War Horse: Cognition, the Spectator, and a Sense of Play","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Toby Malone\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book analyses the success and adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel \u003ci\u003eWar Horse\u003c\/i\u003e to stage, radio, live events, and feature film, in different cultures, on tours, and in translation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn under a decade, \u003ci\u003eWar Horse\u003c\/i\u003e has gone from obscure children's novel to arguably one of the world's most recognisable theatrical brands, thanks to innovative puppet designs from South Africa's Handspring Puppet Company in an acclaimed stage production from the National Theatre of Great Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith emphasis on embodied spectatorship, collaborative meaning-making, and imaginative 'play, ' this book generates fresh insights into the enduring popularity of the franchise's eponymous protagonist, Joey, offering the most in-depth study of \u003ci\u003eWar Horse\u003c\/i\u003e to date. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToby Malone is a graduate of the University of Toronto's Graduate Centre for Study of Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies, and is currently a faculty member at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Previous publications include \u003ci\u003eShakespeare Survey\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiterature\/Film Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCanadian Theatre Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBorrowers and Lenders \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Routledge Companion to Dramaturgy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristopher J. Jackman is a graduate of the University of Toronto's Graduate Centre for Study of Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies, and is an alumnus of Massey College, Canada. He is currently Chair of Arts and Design at Centennial College in Toronto, has developed Centennial's performing arts certificate programme, and remains an active director and performer.","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45275449262231,"sku":"9781349955367","price":3672.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781349955367.webp?v=1769282941","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/adapting-war-horse-cognition-the-spectator-and-a-sense-of-play-9781349955367","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}