02283cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000210011324500270013426400510016130000470021233600260025933700260028533800360031150000310034750801180037852013660049653400450186265300140190785600430192199900170196413469UtSlPG20260610133322.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPN1 aBroadbent, R. J.12aA History of Pantomime 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-09-15  aE-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, Linda Cantoni, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"A History of Pantomime" by R. J. Broadbent is a historical account published in the early 20th century. This book explores the evolution and significance of pantomime as a critical aspect of theatrical history, highlighting its roots and developments from ancient civilizations to modern times. Broadbent endeavors to fill a gap in theatrical literature by providing insights into pantomime's origins, its transformation, and its influence on performance art.  The opening of the work begins by establishing the fundamental role of pantomime in the development of human expression and drama, suggesting it as an instinct embedded in human nature from prehistoric times. Broadbent discusses how pantomime, as a form of silent expression through physical movement and gesture, predates formalized language and attributes its origins to natural imitative behaviors observed in animals and primitive societies. He cites examples from nature to illustrate that the art of pantomime has existed since the dawn of humanity, asserting its importance in both early means of communication and in the classical theatrical traditions that would later emerge in ancient Greece and Rome. Overall, this bibliographical examination sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of pantomime's historical journey and significance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPantomime40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13469  c54859d54859