Overview
Acting, direction, stagecraft, theatre architecture and design,
the extraordinary evolution of dramatic literature—here is an
all-embracing and richly illustrated history, worldwide in scope
and ranging from the ancient origins of the theatre in the choral
hymns sung around the altar of Dionysus to the endless variety
of forms that theatre takes in our own day.
For this fourth edition, Enoch Brater, Professor of English
and Theatre at the University of Michigan, has contributed a
revised and extended final chapter on contemporary theatre
and updated factual information throughout the book.
With its wealth of illustrations and up-to-date reference
material, this is an indispensable book for all theatre-goers.
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