A Brief History of Theatre
Ashleigh Robertson
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Theatre began as ritual and became one of humanity's most enduring forms of storytelling. This book follows the stage from the festivals of ancient Greece and the spectacles of Rome through medieval mystery plays, Shakespeare's Globe, and the courts of Europe and Asia. It continues through the realism of the nineteenth century and the experiments of the twentieth. It explores playwrights, performers, audiences and playhouses, and how live performance has entertained, provoked and reflected society across the ages. A Brief History of Theatre is a lively guide to the world's oldest live art.
Theatre began as ritual and became one of humanity's most enduring forms of storytelling. This book follows the stage from the festivals of ancient Greece and the spectacles of Rome through medieval mystery plays, Shakespeare's Globe, and the courts of Europe and Asia. It continues through the re...
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