Authoritative and wide-ranging, this absorbing account of the history of theatre draws on the latest scholarly research to describe and celebrate theatre's greatest achievemenst over 4,500 years, from festival performances in ancient Egypt to international multicultural theatre in the late
twentieth century. Written by a team of distinguished authors and illustrated throughout, this is an essential source of reference for students, teachers, theatre professionals, and the theatre-goer alike.
John Russell Brown: Introduction
The First Theatres1. Oliver Taplin: 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 17004.
Louise George Clubb: Italian Renaissance Theatre
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 17008. Peter Holland and Michael Patterson: Eighteenth-Century Theatre
9. Michael R. Booth: Nineteenth-Century Theatre
10. Martin Esslin: Modern Theatre 1890-1920
11. Christopher Innes: Theatre After Two World Wars
World Theatre12. Oriental Theatres
Farley
Richmond: South Asian Theatres
Colin MacKerras: East Asian Theatres
Leon Rubin: South-East Asian Theatres
13. John Russell Brown: Theatre since 1970
Chronology
Further Reading
Index
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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.
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