The History of World Theater: From the English Restoration to the Present (A Frederick Ungar book) [Hardcover]

Felicia Hardison Londre (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0826404855 | ISBN-13: 978-0826404855 | Publication Date: May 1991

"Amply illustrated... and... easily read and understood.... A carefully conceived and well-written history of theater". -- Choice

Editorial Reviews

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In the companion volume to Margaret Berthold's History of World Theater , Vol. 1 (Continuum Pub. Co., 1990), Londre offers a broad overview of the development of theater and drama in Europe and the United States through the period of Soviet glasnost. (Non-Western theater is discussed in the epilog, "Converging Trends.") The author surveys dramatic genres, popular entertainment forms, direction and stagecraft, theater management, repertoire development, audience composition, and influential personalities. England, France, Germany, the Soviet Union, and the United States receive the lion's share of the author's attention, with selective attention devoted to significant trends in other European countries (e.g., Spanish Romanticism and the Polish avant-garde). There are notable omissions (e.g., American musical theater). As a result, the generally fluid narrative is sometimes uneven, with no strictly observed historical sequence. Still, Londre writes with insight, intelligence, and sophistication, with the chapters on trends in the modern theater (postwar decentralization, experimentation, cultural and ethnic diversity, and international trends) particularly well done. This book will appeal especially to advanced students, scholars, professionals, and others with some background in theater history. Essential for theater collections. Illustrations not seen.
- Lesley Jorbin, Cleve land State Univ. Lib.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 500 pages
• Publisher: Continuum Intl Pub Group (Sd) (May 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826404855
• ISBN-13: 978-0826404855
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
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