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Acting, direction, stagecraft, theater architecture and design, above all the whole 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 theater in the choral hymns sung around the altar of Dionysus to the fascinating variety of forms that it has taken in our own age.For this revised edition, Enoch Brater has written a new chapter, taking into account contemporary movements in theater. He includes recent developments such as performance art, improvisation, and the so-called avant-garde that audiences associate with Robert Wilson, Mabou Mines, and the Wooster Group. There is also a look back at Chaikin and the Living Theatre, and the work of European directors such as Mnouchkine, Peter Brook, and Peter Stein.
目錄:The Greek and Roman Theatrep. 7The Medieval Theatrep. 32The Theatre of the Italian Renaissancep. 51The Elizabethan Theatrep. 72The Golden Age of Spain and Francep. 91The English Restoration Theatrep. 113The Theatre in Eighteenth-Century Germanyp. 129France before the Revolutionp. 148The Early Nineteenth-century Theatrep. 165The Later Nineteenth-century Theatrep. 186Ibsen, Chekhov and the Theatre of Ideasp. 214The Modern Theatrep. 240The Contemporary Theatrep. 271Notes on the Illustrationsp. 287Select Bibliographyp. 299Indexp. 301Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.