History of the theatre /
Oscar G. Brockett, Franklin J. Hildy.
- 10th ed.
- Boston : Pearson, c2008.
- xii, 688 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 642-653) and index.
The origins of theatre -- Theatre and drama in ancient Greece -- Hel lenistic, Roman, and Byzantine theatre -- European theatre in the Middl e Ages -- English theatre to 1642 -- Spanish theatre to 1700 -- Italian theatre to 1700 -- French theatre to 1700 -- English theater to 1800 - - Italy and France to 1800 -- Northern European theatre to 1800 -- Cont inental European theatre in the early nineteenth century -- English-lan guage theatre in the early nineteenth century -- English-language theat re in the late nineteenth century -- Continental European and Latin Ame rican theatre in the late nineteenth century -- The beginnings of moder n realism -- Alternatives to realism -- Continental European and Latin American theatre in the early twentieth century -- English-language th eatre in the early twentieth century -- Continental European and Latin American theatre in the mid twentieth century -- English-language theat re in the in the mid twentieth century -- Continental European and Lati n American theatre in the late twentieth century -- English-language th eatre in the late twentieth century -- Contemporary theatre -- The thea tre of Africa -- The theatre of Asia.