Concise history of theatre
By: Jim Patterson, Tim Donahue
Contributors: Donahue, Tim, 1952-
Publisher: Pearson
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780205209828
Subjects: Drama; History and criticism; Theater; History
Other titles: Concise history of theater
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the theater of many times and places; title: Greek theatre; title: Roman theatre, 240 BCE/550 CE; title: Early theatre of Asia, 200 BCE/1800 CE; title: The European Middle Ages; title: The Italian Renaissance; title: The golden ages of England and Spain; title: Neoclassicism: triumph and decline in France and England; title: Melodrama and the rise of commercialism, 1750/1900; title: Romanticism and realism, 1750/1900; title: Theatre in Africa; title: Reactions to commercialism and realism, 1900/1950; title: Musical theatre; title: Eclecticism: US theatre from 1950; title: European theatre after 1950; title: Theatre in Asia from 1800; title: Globalization of theatre.