The Concise History Of Theatre

Author : Jim Aris Patterson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780205930043
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Concise History of Theatre written by Jim Aris Patterson and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This streamlined, engaging text helps students understand the events, places and people that have influenced the history of theatre... Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: Identify the major time periods and geographic areas associated with the history of theatre; Distinguish relevant characteristics of theatre in diverse times and places; Describe the underlying cultural, economic, and political environments as they affected theatre in different times and places; Associate major participants who made theatre within their historical and regional context."--Publisher description.

Author : Phyllis Hartnoll
Publisher : ABRAMS
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Concise History of Theatre written by Phyllis Hartnoll and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 1968 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acting, direction, stagecraft, theatre architecture and design, the extraordinary evolution of dramatic literature – here is an all-embracing and richly illustrated history, global in scope and ranging from the ancient origins of the theatre to the fascinating variety of forms that it has taken in our own age.

Author : Phyllis Hartnoll
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 9780500203125
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Theatre written by Phyllis Hartnoll and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1998 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the development of drama from the Greek and Roman theater to the present, and discusses theaters, set and costume designs, actors, actresses, and playwrights

Author : John Russell Brown
Publisher : Oxford Illustrated History
ISBN 13 : 9780192854421
Total Pages : 598 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre written by John Russell Brown and published by Oxford Illustrated History. This book was released on 2001 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A scholarly look at 4,500 years of theater, beginning with its Greek origins and concluding with a study of theater since 1970.

Author : Neil Grant
Publisher : Hamlyn (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9780600596325
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Theatre written by Neil Grant and published by Hamlyn (UK). This book was released on 2002 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sweeping chronicle of plays and performances, key dramatists, major actors, and important critics take their bows, backed up by memorable quotations and more than 150 illustrations. “A real treat...includes a mixture of literary, archaeological, and historical evidence, and...metaphorical prose provides a pleasurable and insightful discussion of theater in a social context...an attractive, quality coffee-table book meant for browsing.”—Library Journal.

Author : Phyllis Hartnoll
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Theatre: A Concise History written by Phyllis Hartnoll and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Phyllis Hartnoll
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Theatre written by Phyllis Hartnoll and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jonah Salz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316395324
Total Pages : 1066 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Japanese Theatre written by Jonah Salz and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-07-14 with total page 1066 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japan boasts one of the world's oldest, most vibrant and most influential performance traditions. This accessible and complete history provides a comprehensive overview of Japanese theatre and its continuing global influence. Written by eminent international scholars, it spans the full range of dance-theatre genres over the past fifteen hundred years, including noh theatre, bunraku puppet theatre, kabuki theatre, shingeki modern theatre, rakugo storytelling, vanguard butoh dance and media experimentation. The first part addresses traditional genres, their historical trajectories and performance conventions. Part II covers the spectrum of new genres since Meiji (1868–), and Parts III to VI provide discussions of playwriting, architecture, Shakespeare, and interculturalism, situating Japanese elements within their global theatrical context. Beautifully illustrated with photographs and prints, this history features interviews with key modern directors, an overview of historical scholarship in English and Japanese, and a timeline. A further reading list covers a range of multimedia resources to encourage further explorations.

Author : Phyllis Hartnoll
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Concise History of the Theatre written by Phyllis Hartnoll and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Donald C. King
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786438747
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The Theatres of Boston written by Donald C. King and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-02-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The theatre had a difficult time establishing itself in Massachusetts. Colonial authorities in Boston were adamantly opposed to theatrical amusements of any kind. In the mid-eighteenth century, even theatricals performed in the homes of private citizens aroused the indignant ire of puritanically minded authorities. In 1750 the General Court of Massachusetts passed an act prohibiting stage plays or any other theatrical entertainment. In 1762, the New Hampshire House of Representatives refused a theatre troupe admission to the town of Portsmouth on the ground that plays had a "peculiar influence on the minds of young people and greatly endangered their morals by giving them a taste for intriguing amusement and pleasure." The first public dramatic performance in Boston was produced at a coffeehouse on State Street by two English actors and some local volunteers. In 1775 General John Burgoyne, himself an actor and playwright, converted Boston's Faneuil Hall into a theatre, where he presented, among other pieces, The Blockade of Boston. After the Revolutionary War, in February 1794, the dramatic history of Boston may be said to have begun with the opening of the Boston Theatre. The history of Boston theatres from the eighteenth century through the present is covered in this well illustrated work. Although the theatre had a somewhat rocky beginning, by 1841 more than 15 theatre houses--including the Boston Theatre, Concert Hall, Merchants Hall, Boylston Hall, the Washington Gardens Amphitheatre, the Tremont Theatre, the Washington Theatre, the American Amphitheatre, the Federal Street Theatre, Mr. Saubert's Theatre, the Lion Theatre, the National Theatre (which boasted gas lighting), and the Howard Athenaeum--were all established. After these first theatres paved the way and puritanical restraint had been overcome, the public's enthusiasm for varied entertainment prevailed and theatres proliferated in the city. This book details the long and storied history of Boston theatre construction, alteration, restoration, and, in many cases, destruction. Information is also provided about building architecture, types of performances, ticket prices and other interesting data about each theatre's history.