History of the TheatreIn this edition (previous, 1995) Brockett (U. of Texas-Austin) and Hildy (U. of Georgia) continue tracing the theater--primarily the European tradition, and secondarily that of Africa and Asia-- from its ancient origins to the present. Major revisions taking center stage include the chapters on deve |
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Contents
Other Theories of Origin | 5 |
CHAPTER | 8 |
Theatre and Drama | 13 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | History of the Theatre |
| Authors | Oscar Gross Brockett, Franklin Joseph Hildy |
| Edition | 8 |
| Publisher | Allyn and Bacon, 1999 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jan 19, 2010 |
| ISBN | 0205281710, 9780205281718 |
| Length | 708 pages |
| Subjects | › Literary Criticism / Drama |
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