| Description |
192 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
World of culture |
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World of culture.
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| Note |
"A chronology of theater": pages 178-184. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 185) and index. |
| Contents |
Imitation and celebration -- Mystery, miracle, magic, and mime -- Comedy at court, comics in the streets -- The golden age of European drama -- Renaissance in France, restoration in England -- Common roots, uncommon forms -- The rise of romanticism -- A new theater for a new audience -- Priests of art, poets of light -- Revitalization and improvisation -- Memoirs of theatrical lives -- A chronology of theater. |
| Summary |
Considers the rise of the theater from its origins in ancient Greece through Roman theater and the medieval plays which evolved in Europe, through England's great age of theater to present-day dramatic performances. |
| Note |
PSU Kansas Collec. Clugston. Given in the memory of Will Humble. |
| Subject |
Theater -- History.
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Theater. (OCoLC)fst01149217
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Theater -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
0882251031 |
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9780882251035 |
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088225104X (de luxe ed.) |
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9780882251042 (de luxe ed.) |
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0882251301 |
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