History of the Theatre

Name: History of the Theatre
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ISBN: 9780205473601

ISBN-10: 0205473601

ISBN-13: 9780205473601

Edition: 2007 (Brief Edition)

Authors: Oscar G. Brockett, Franklin J. Hildy

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Description:

This briefer version of the most successful theatre history text on the market today provides a trimmer, less expensive paperback edition that is more accessible for one-semester survey courses. History of the Theatre, Foundation Edition provides the same full coverage of world theatre as the original. The histories of African and Asian theatre have been integrated with the coverage of Western theatre. Chapters have been trimmed to make them easier to cover in survey courses but have also been revised to provide up-to-date and accurate information that is History of the Theatres hallmark. This paperback edition is extensively illustrated.

Book details

List price: $139.80
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/13/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 608
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.926
Language: English



Preface



The Origins of Theatre


The Theory of Ritual Origin


Performative Elements and Functions


Other Theories of Origin


Ancient Egypt and the Near East



Theatre and Drama in Ancient Greece


The Origin of Tragedy


Tragedy in the Fifth Century


The Satyr Play


Greek Comedy in the Fifth Century


The Dramatic Festivals


Play Selection and Financing


The Chorus


Music and Dance


Costumes and Masks


Stages and Staging


Auditorium and Audience


Athenian Theatre after the Fifth Century



Hellenistic and Roman Theatre


The Hellenistic Theatre


Dramatic Theory


New Comedy


Actors and Acting


Costumes


Theatre Architecture


Greek Mimes


The Roman Theatre


Etruscan and Oscan Antecedents


The Roman Context


Roman Festivals


Drama under the Roman Republic


Drama under the Roman Empire


Production Arrangements


Roman Theatre Architecture


Scenery


Actors and Acting


Masks and Costumes


Music


The Decline of the Theatre in Rome



Cross-Currents of Theatre History: Asian, Byzantine, and Early Western Theatre


India


Sanskrit Drama


Sanskrit Performance


China


The Development of Chinese Literary Drama


Japan


Early Professional Theatre in Japan


Byzantium


The Byzantine Theatre


The Rise of Islam


Western European Theatre


The Theatre, 500 to 900 C.E


Monastery Theatrendash;Liturgical Drama and Comedy


Theatre in the High Middle Ages, 1050 to 1300 C.E


The Staging of Liturgical Drama


The Feast of Fools


Nonliturgical Drama



European Theatre in the Late Middle Ages


Performances outside the Church


The Vernacular Religious Drama


The Stages


Scenery


Special Effects and Machinery


Audiences and Auditoriums


Music


Production Arrangements


The Director


Actors and Acting


Costumes


Secular Dramatic Forms


Farce


The Morality Play


Chambers of Rhetoric


Interludes and the Advent of Professional Acting. <P