John Russell Brown (ed.)

The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre

Herausgeber: Brown, John Russell

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the history of theatre, ranging from Ancient Egyptian festivals to contemporary performance arts. Lavishly illustrated in black and white and colour throughout, this is the perfect book for theatre goer and student alike

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Produktdetails

• Oxford Illustrated History
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 592
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 190mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 1258g
• ISBN-13: 9780192854421
• ISBN-10: 0192854429
• Artikelnr.: 21865720

Autorenporträt

John Russell Brown was Professor of Theature at the University of Michigan, and for fifteen years was Associate of the National Theatre in London. He has writen and edited several books and editions of plays by Shakespeare, and has directed plays for professional and student companies.

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction
* The First Theatres
* 2: David Wiles: Theatre in Roman and Christian Europe
* 3: Leslie du S. Read: Beginnings of Theatre in Africa and the
Americas
* Theatre in Europe from the Renaissance to 1700
* 5: Victor Dixon: Spanish Renaissance Theatre and Neo-Classical
Theatre
* 6: Peter Thomson: English Renaissance and Restoration Theatre
* 7: William D. Howarth: French Renaissance and Neo-Classical Theatre
* European and Western Theatres from 1700
* 9: Michael R. Booth: Nineteenth-Century Theatre
* 10: Martin Esslin: Modern Theatre 1890-1920
* 11: Christopher Innes: Theatre After Two World Wars
* World Theatre
* South Asian Theatres
* East Asian Theatres
* South-East Asian Theatres
* 13: John Russell Brown: Theatre since 1970
* Chronology
* Further Reading
* Index