Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Illustrations xi
4. Tables xii
5. Preface xiii
6. Introduction. A Critic's New Clothes 1
7. Part One. The Critic
8. Chapter One. Cultural Mediation and the Status Bargain 23
9. Chapter Two. Critics in the Performing Arts 42
10. Part Two. The Fringe
11. Chapter Three. Development of the Festival Fringe 61
12. Chapter Four. Festivals and the Modern Fringe 83
13. Chapter Five. Myth of the Fringe 109
14. Part Three. The Triangle of Mediation
15. Chapter Six. Do Critics Matter? 123
16. Chapter Seven. Critical Evaluation 144
17. Chapter Eight. Do Performers Listen? 165
18. Part Four. Beyond the Fringe
19. Chapter Nine. Beyond Formal Evaluation 179
20. Chapter Ten. Discourse and Hierarchy 193
21. Epilogue 213
22. Appendix A. Review Genres 215
23. Appendix B. Methodological 218
24. Appendix C. Note on the Study of Mediation and Reception 221
25. Appendix D. Tables 223
26. Notes 229
27. Bibliography 265
28. Index 275
29. About the Author 285