The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre - Softcover

Brown, John Russell

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9780192880628: The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192880624 ISBN 13: 9780192880628

Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks, 1998

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This account of the history of theatre draws on the latest scholarly research to describe and celebrate theatre's greatest achievements over 4500 years, from festival performances in ancient Egypt to international multicultural theatre in the late 20th century. Written by a team of distinguished authors and illustrated throughout, this should be a valuable source of reference for students, teachers, theatre professionals, and the theatre-goer alike.

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"This wonderful resource provides a wide variety of information from basic theatre chronology to detailed analyses of several well-known and important plays and "The numerous photographs...bring the discussion to life."--School Library Journal "Composed of 13 separate essays by 16 authors, traces the development of the theater chronologically and coherently."--The Economist "Well-written, utterly absorbing, this general history of theater provides a remarkably comprehensive overview of world theater."--Booklist "This wonderful resource provides a wide variety of information from basic theatre chronology to detailed analyses of several well-known and important plays and "The numerous photographs...bring the discussion to life."--School Library Journal "Composed of 13 separate essays by 16 authors, traces the development of the theater chronologically and coherently."--The Economist "Well-written, utterly absorbing, this general history of theater provides a remarkably comprehensive overview of world theater."--Booklist "This wonderful resource provides a wide variety of information from basic theatre chronology to detailed analyses of several well-known and important plays and "The numerous photographs...bring the discussion to life."--School Library Journal "Composed of 13 separate essays by 16 authors, traces the development of the theater chronologically and coherently."--The Economist "Well-written, utterly absorbing, this general history of theater provides a remarkably comprehensive overview of world theater."--Booklist "This wonderful resource provides a wide variety of information from basic theatre chronology to detailed analyses of several well-known and important plays and "The numerous photographs...bring the discussion to life."--School Library Journal "Composed of 13 separate essays by 16 authors, traces the development of the theater chronologically and coherently."--The Economist "Well-written, utterly absorbing, this general history of theater provides a remarkably comprehensive overview of world theater."--Booklist

About the Author:

About the Editor: John Russell Brown is Professor of Theatre at the University of Michigan and was for fifteen years Associate of the National Theatre in London.

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