Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 195 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 760 g
Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 195 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 760 g
ISBN: 978-0-205-20982-8
Verlag: Pearson
This streamlined, engaging text helps students understand the events, places and people that have influenced the history of theatre. Learning Goals 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.
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In this Section:
1) Brief Table of Contents
2) Full Table of Contents
1) Brief Table of Contents
Introduction: The Theatre of Many Times and Places
Chapter 1:
Greek Theatre
Chapter 2:
Roman Theatre 240 BCE - 550 CE
Chapter 3:
Early Theatre of Asia 200 BCE - 1800 CE
Chapter 4:
The European Middle Ages
Chapter 5:
The Italian Renaissance
Chapter 6:
The Golden Ages of England and Spain
Chapter 7: Neoclassicism: Triumph and Decline in France and England
Chapter 8: Melodrama and The Rise of Commercialism 1750 - 1900
Chapter 9: Romanticism and Realism 1750 — 1900
Chapter 10: Theatre in Africa
Chapter 11: Reactions to Commercialism and Realism 1900-1950
Chapter 12:
Musical Theatre
Chapter 13: Eclecticism: U.S. Theatre from 1950
Chapter 14: European Theatre after 1950
Chapter 15: Theatre in Asia from 1800
Chapter 16:
Globalization of Theatre
2) Full Table of Contents
Introduction: The Theatre of Many Times and Places
The Past in the Present
Theatre: A Definition
Language And Its Problems
Theatre-Like Activities
Historical Evidence, Emphasis, and Omissions
Organization
Chapter 1: Greek Theatre
Objectives
Context
Theories of the Origins of Theatre
Traits of Greek Theatre
Plays and Playwrights
Theatre Buildings and Practices
The Hellenistic Period
The Shift to Rome
Chapter 1 at a Glance
Chapter 2: Roman Theatre 240 BCE - 550 CE
Objectives
Context
Roman Festivals and Theatre of the Republic
Tragedy and Comedy, Mostly Comedy
Three Important Texts
Theatre Buildings, Scenery, Costumes, and Masks
Paratheatrical Entertainments
Christian Opposition to Theatre
The Breakup of the Empire
The Eastern (Byzantine) Empire and Theatre
Chapter 2 at a Glance
Chapter 3: Early Theatre of Asia 200 BCE - 1800 CE
Objectives
Context
India
China
Japan
Summary
Chapter 3 at a Glance
Chapter 4: The European Middle Ages
Objectives
Context
Early Medieval Drama and Theatre: 476 to 1200
Production inside the Church
Later Medieval Culture and Theatre, c. 1200—1550
Religious Drama outside the Church
Staging Religious Plays outside the Church
Secular Drama
The End of Medieval Religious Theatre: The Transformation of Medieval Secular Theatre
Summary
Chapter 4 at a Glance
Chapter 5: The Italian Renaissance
Objectives
Context
Theory: Neoclassicism
Practice: Italian Renaissance Drama
Illusionism
Renaissance Theatre Structures
Stage Settings for Illusionistic Theatre
Contradiction in Mainstream Theatre
An Alternative Theatre: Commedia dell’Arte
Italy: Eclipse
Chapter 5 at a Glance
Chapter 6: The Golden Ages of England and Spain
Objectives
Context
England and the Golden Age
Court Masques and New Conventions: Inigo Jones
The Closing of English Theatres
Spain in the Golden Age
Summary
Chapter 6 at a Glance
Chapter 7: Neoclassicism: Triumph and Decline in France and England
Objectives
Context
French Theatre through Its Golden Age
English Restoration Theatre (1660—c. 1750)
The Rise of Sentimentalism: 1700–1750
Chapter 7 at a Glance
Chapter 8: Melodrama and The Rise of Commercialism 1750 - 1900
Objectives
Context
Theatre Becomes Commercial
Theatre in Four Countries, circa 1700 to c 1850
Commercial Theatre Develops
Actors, Managers
From Actor-Managers to Producers
Drama in the Commercial Theatre
Melodrama in the Commercial Theatre
Comedy in the Commercial Theatre
Reactions to the Commercial Theatre
Chapter 8 at a Glance
Chapter 9: Romanticism and Realism 1750 — 1900
Objectives
Context
Romanticism in the Theatre
Romanticism in Germany, England, and France
Romanticism Dwindles
An Aftershock: Richard Wagner, a Romantic Artist, Flourishing 1842 to 1882
Reform After Romanticism: Realism and Naturalism, from circa 1850
Important Leaders of Realism and Naturalism
Plays and Playwrights of Realism
Summary
Chapter 9 at a Glance
Chapter 10: Theatre in Africa
Objectives
Context
Theatre in Northern Africa
Theatre in Sub-Saharan Africa
Summary
Chapter 11: Reactions to Commercialism and Realism 1900-1950
Objectives
Context
Revolts Against Realism and Commercialism
Two Influential Theorists Against Commercialism and Realism
Important US Theatre Groups
The Art Theatre Movement
Playwrights, Sometimes Commercial, Sometimes Realistic
Theatre under Occupation and Totalitarianism
Commercial Theatre Declines
Summary
Chapter 11 at a Glance
Chapter 12: Musical Theatre
Objectives
Context
The American Musical Emerges
Song Forms
Musicals Since 1950
Summary
Chapter 12 at a Glance
Chapter 13: Eclecticism: U.S. Theatre from 1950
Objectives
Context
Theatre Becomes Eclectic: an Overview
Professional Theatre
Plays Since 1950
The Political Avant-Garde in Theatre
The Artistic Avant-Garde in Theatre
The Avant-garde Fades
Identity Theatre Emerges
Absurdism, Performance Art, and Postmodernism
Theatrical Responses to 9/11 and New Wars
The Cultural Displacement of Theatre
Chapter 14: European Theatre after 1950
Objectives
Context
Germany
Great Britian
France
Italy
Poland
European Theatre After World War II Had Wide Impact
Summary
Chapter 15: Theatre in Asia from 1800
Objectives
Context
India
Chinese Theater after 1790
Later Japanese Theatre
Summary
Chapter 16: Globalization of Theatre
Objectives
Context
Musicals in Asia
Other International Musical Successes
Techniques and Styles
Non-European Theatre in Western Countries
Global Shakespeare
Belarus Free Theatre
Is Globalization Theatre’s Destiny?
Summary
