History of the Theatre

Cover
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Table of Contents......Page 4
1. The Origins of Theatre......Page 6
2. Theatre and Drama in Ancient Greece......Page 17
3. Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine Theatre......Page 40
4. European Theatre in the Middle Ages......Page 76
5. English Theatre to 1642......Page 114
6. Italian Theatre to 1700......Page 147
7. French Theatre to 1700......Page 174
8. The Theatre of Spain and New Spain to 1700......Page 197
9. English Theatre to 1800......Page 216
10. Italy and France to 1800......Page 246
11. Northern European Theatre to 1800......Page 271
12. Continental European Theatre in the Early Nineteenth Century......Page 297
13. English-Language Theatre in the Late Nineteenth Century......Page 318
14. Continental European and Latin American Theatre in the Late Nineteenth Century......Page 344
15. The Beginnings of Modern Realism......Page 364
16. Early Alternatives to Realism......Page 385
17. Continental European and Latin American Theatre in the Early Twentieth Century......Page 406
18. English-Language Theatre in the Early Twentieth Century......Page 433
19. Continental European and Latin American Theatre in the Mid-Twentieth Century......Page 450
20. English-Language Theatre in the Mid-Twentieth Century......Page 473
21. Continental European and Latin American Theatre in the Late Twentieth Century......Page 494
22. English-Language Theatre in the Late Twentieth Century......Page 516
23. Contemporary Theatre......Page 545
24. The Theatre of Asia......Page 575
25. The Theatre of Africa......Page 615
26. English-Language Theatre in the Early Nineteenth Century......Page 653
Bibliography......Page 679
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