The Theatre: A Concise History (Third Edition) (World of Art)

by Hartnoll, Phyllis

• ISBN13: 9780500203125
• ISBN10: 0500203121
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-09-17
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Summary

Acting, direction, stagecraft, theatre architecture and design, above all the whole extraordinary evolution of dramatic literature ' here is an all-embracing and richly illustrated history, worldwide in scope and ranging from the ancient origins of the theatre in the choral hymns sung around the altar of Dionysus to the fascinating variety of forms that it has taken in our own age. For this updated edition, Enoch Brater, Professor of English and Theatre at the University of Michigan and a specialist on modern and contemporary drama, brings the discussion up to the present day. He surveys new trends in theatre, including performance art, mixed-media stagings, multi-cultural theatre, feminism and theatre, dance theatre and ethnic drama, with a wealth of new illustrations and up-to-date reference material.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE The Greek and Roman Theatre	7	(25)
CHAPTER TWO The Medieval Theatre	32	(19)
CHAPTER THREE The Theatre of the Italian Renaissance	51	(21)
CHAPTER FOUR The Elizabethan Theatre	72	(19)
CHAPTER FIVE The Golden Age of Spain and France	91	(22)
CHAPTER SIX The English Restoration Theatre	113	(16)
CHAPTER SEVEN The Theatre in Eighteenth-century Germany	129	(19)
CHAPTER EIGHT France before the Revolution	148	(17)
CHAPTER NINE The Early Nineteenth-century Theatre	165	(21)
CHAPTER TEN The Later Nineteenth-century Theatre	186	(28)
CHAPTER ELEVEN Ibsen, Chekhov and the Theatre of Ideas	214	(26)
CHAPTER TWELVE The Modern Theatre	240	(31)
CHAPTER THIRTEEN The Contemporary Theatre	271	(16)
Notes on the Illustrations	287	(12)
Select Bibliography	299	(2)
Index	301