The English Stage: A History of Drama and Performance

by J.L. Styan

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The English Stage tells the story of drama through its many changes in style and convention from medieval times to the present day. With a wide sweep of coverage, John Styan analyses the key features of staging, including early street theatre and public performance, the evolution of the playhouse and the private space, and the pairing of theory and stagecraft in the works of modern dramatists. He focuses on the conventions by which a playwright, actors...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521556368

ISBN13:9780521556361

Release Date:July 1996

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:452 Pages

Weight:1.60 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography British & Irish Criticism & Theory Drama Europe History & Criticism Humor & Entertainment Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Performing Arts Theater Wales

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