Theatre Histories: An Introduction

Bruce A. McConachie, Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei, Gary Jay Williams

Routledge, Mar 31, 2010 - Performing Arts - 630 pages

"Offers overviews of theatre and drama in many world cultures and periods together with case studies demonstrating the methods used by the theatre historians"--Provided by publisher.

Contents

• PART I Performance and theatre in oral and writing cultures before 1700: 3
• PART II Theatre and performance inprint cultures 15001900: 171
• PART III Theatre and performance in modern media cultures 18501970: 301
• PART IV Theatre and performance in the age of global communications 19502009: 459
• Glossary: 589
• Index: 607

Bibliographic information

• Title: Theatre Histories: An Introduction
• Authors: Bruce A. McConachie, Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei, Gary Jay Williams
• Editor: Phillip Zarrilli
• Edition: 2, revised
• Publisher: Routledge, 2010
• ISBN: 0203879171, 9780203879177
• Length: 630 pages
• Subjects: Performing Arts / Theater / General; Performing Arts / Theater / History & Criticism