Download or read book Performativity and Performance in Baroque Rome written by Peter Gillgren and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2012 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Performativity and Performance in Baroque Rome, scholars from different fields of research explore performative aspects of Baroque culture. With examples from the politics of diplomacy and everyday life, from theatre, music and ritual as well as from architecture, painting and sculpture, the contributors demonstrate how broadly the concept of performativity has been adopted within different disciplines.