Theories of the theatre : a historical and critical survey, from the greeks to the present

Author

• Carlson, Marvin

Additional Author(s)

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Publisher

New York: Cornell University Press, 1994

Language

English

ISBN

9780801481543

Series

Subject(s)

• DRAMATIC CRITICISM-HISTORY
• THEATER-HISTORY

Notes

. . Index: p. 541-553

Abstract

Beginning with Aristotle and the Greeks and ending with semiotics and post-structuralism, Theories of the Theatre is the first comprehensive survey of Western dramatic theory. In this expanded edition the author has updated the book and added a new concluding chapter that focuses on theoretical developments since 1980, emphasizing the impact of feminist theory.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

553 p.

Dimension

23 cm.

Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

Aristotle and the Greeks --
Roman and Late Classic Theory --
The Medieval Period --
The Italian Renaissance --
The Spanish Renaissance --
The French Renaissance --
The Renaissance in England and the Netherlands --
Seventeenth-Century France --
The Restoration and Eighteenth Century in England --
Eighteenth-Century France --
Germany to Hegel --
Italy and France in the Early Nineteenth Century --
Nineteenth-Century England --
Russian Theory to 1900 --
The Germanic Tradition in the Late Nineteenth Century --
The Early Twentieth Century, 1900-1914 --
The Twentieth Century, 1914-1930 --
The Twentieth Century, 1930-1950 --
The Twentieth Century, 1950-1965 --
The Twentieth Century since 1965.

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