Concise History of Theatre

Concise History of Theatre
Author: Jim Aris Patterson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2014
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780205930043

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"This streamlined, engaging text helps students understand the events, places and people that have influenced the history of theatre... Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: Identify the major time periods and geographic areas associated with the history of theatre; Distinguish relevant characteristics of theatre in diverse times and places; Describe the underlying cultural, economic, and political environments as they affected theatre in different times and places; Associate major participants who made theatre within their historical and regional context."--Publisher description.

The Concise History of Theatre

The Concise History of Theatre
Author: Phyllis Hartnoll
Publisher: ABRAMS
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1968
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN:

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Acting, direction, stagecraft, theatre architecture and design, the extraordinary evolution of dramatic literature – here is an all-embracing and richly illustrated history, global in scope and ranging from the ancient origins of the theatre to the fascinating variety of forms that it has taken in our own age.

The Theatre

The Theatre
Author: Phyllis Hartnoll
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Total Pages: 304
Release: 1998
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780500203125

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Traces the development of drama from the Greek and Roman theater to the present, and discusses theaters, set and costume designs, actors, actresses, and playwrights

The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre

The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre
Author: John Russell Brown
Publisher: Oxford Illustrated History
Total Pages: 598
Release: 2001
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780192854421

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A scholarly look at 4,500 years of theater, beginning with its Greek origins and concluding with a study of theater since 1970.

The Theatre

The Theatre
Author: Phyllis Hartnoll
Publisher:
Total Pages: 304
Release: 1998
Genre: Theater
ISBN:

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Theatre, Youth, and Culture

Theatre, Youth, and Culture
Author: Manon van de Water
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2012-12-23
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1137056657

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There is a complex relationship between performance, youth, and the shifting material circumstances (social, cultural, economic, ideological, and political) under which theatre for children and youth is generated and perceived. This book explores different aspect of theatre for young audiences using examples from theatrical events globally.

The Cambridge Companion to Theatre History

The Cambridge Companion to Theatre History
Author: David Wiles
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2013
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0521766362

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A wide-ranging set of essays that explain what theatre history is and why we need to engage with it.

History of Theatre

History of Theatre
Author: Neil Grant
Publisher: Hamlyn (UK)
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2002
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780600596325

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In this sweeping chronicle of plays and performances, key dramatists, major actors, and important critics take their bows, backed up by memorable quotations and more than 150 illustrations. “A real treat...includes a mixture of literary, archaeological, and historical evidence, and...metaphorical prose provides a pleasurable and insightful discussion of theater in a social context...an attractive, quality coffee-table book meant for browsing.”—Library Journal.