Concise History of Theatre
Title | Concise History of Theatre PDF eBook |
Author | Jim Aris Patterson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 381 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 9780205930043 |
"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
Title | The Concise History of Theatre PDF eBook |
Author | Phyllis Hartnoll |
Publisher | ABRAMS |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 1968 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
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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
Title | The Theatre PDF eBook |
Author | Phyllis Hartnoll |
Publisher | Thames & Hudson |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 9780500203125 |
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
Title | The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre PDF eBook |
Author | John Russell Brown |
Publisher | Oxford Illustrated History |
Pages | 598 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780192854421 |
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: A Concise History
Title | The Theatre: A Concise History PDF eBook |
Author | Phyllis Hartnoll |
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Pages | 0 |
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History of Theatre
Title | History of Theatre PDF eBook |
Author | Neil Grant |
Publisher | Hamlyn (UK) |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 9780600596325 |
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.
The Cambridge Companion to Theatre History
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Theatre History PDF eBook |
Author | David Wiles |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 339 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 0521766362 |
A wide-ranging set of essays that explain what theatre history is and why we need to engage with it.