Western Drama through the Ages [Two Volumes] A Student Reference Guide

Subjects:

• Literature » Drama
• Literature » Literature (General)

Reviews:

• King has compiled and edited a valuable resource of 45 essays by 38 scholars on the history of Western theater and drama through the ages and continents, from Ancient Greece to modern America....The "Further Readings" and many subheadings make the books easy to use for those needing an overview, and the bibliography will help anyone interested in looking further. The writing is accessible enough for high school students and yet adult enough for informed lay readers. Suitable for public libraries, high schools with a large drama focus, and academic libraries where students enroll in theater or drama courses.
  —Library Journal November 1, 2007
• This two-volume reference guide offers 45 easy-to-read essays that cover theater history in Europe and the Americas from 500 BCE to the present. It includes very typical sections on the development of theater--classical, medieval, renaissance, and modern--plus contemporary features that distinguish it from other works. First, the geographically based sections include regional theater and range from "Polish Theater" to "Latin American Theater" to "Modern Canadian Drama." Next, a good number of sections are devoted to stagecraft itself, including directing styles, voice coaching, and dramaturgy. Essays on different aspects of drama, such as musical theater, expressionism, and gay drama, are included. Each section concludes with a list for further reading.... Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and high school students; general readers.
  —Choice March 2008
• This student encyclopedia moves beyond basic definitions of dramatic concepts and the identification of key words and figures. The 45 thematically arranged articles are extended essays on the development of the dramatic art form from ancient Greece to the present....The result is a guide that will encourage the serious application of actively interested students. The set will add depth to drama collections in high school, public, and undergraduate libraries.
  —Lawrence Looks at Books April 2008
• This two-volume set is an overview of drama for high school and college students and also the general public. Included are 45 essays by 38 scholars on the history of Western theatre and drama from about 500 years before Jesus Christ to today....Excellent material here.
  —Catholic Library World June 2008
• [A]n essential addition to a drama reference collection.
  —American Reference Books Annual 2008
• The several dozen scholarly contributors offer an interesting variety of approaches....Many of the essays provide more in-depth coverage than similar resources....
  —School Library Journal February 2008
• This two-volume set serves as an overview of drama for high school and college students and theatergoers. With a focus on Western countries, the history of theater from 500 B.C. to the present is recounted, as are the contributions of different countries, specific plays, and theatrical techniques. King....[b]rings together 45 essays by contributors who are theater professionals and language and literature, drama, film studies, and English scholars mostly from the US. They cover movements and issues such as African American, biblical, outdoor, and contemporary drama that addresses spiritual belief, gay theater, gender, and musical theater. Genres and styles are discussed, as well as theater in practice, with descriptions of directing, acting, voice coaching, dramaturgy, costume design, and stages.
  —Reference & Research Book News November 2007
• Although there is inevitable variance in writing styles, the book is a coherent whole. The contents list is very easy to skim for a section that will be of most use, and this makes it a useful reference tool for the intended market. This will be a useful addition to specialist and general interest collections.
  —Reference Reviews April 2008
• [A] convenient survey of the Western dramatic tradition. Designed for students, it overviews Western drama from ancient Greece to modern America.
  —Library Media Connection October 2007

Table of Contents:

• Alphabetic List Of Entries
• Introduction
• GREAT ERAS OF WESTERN DRAMA
• Classic Greek and Roman Drama
• Medieval Drama
• English Renaissance Drama
• French Neo-Classical Drama
• Restoration Drama
• Modern Drama
• NATIONAL AND REGIONAL THEATER
• Italian Theater
• German Drama
• Polish Theater
• Czech Drama
• Russian Drama in the Eighteenth Century
• The Russian Drama of Anton Chekhov
• Modern Scandinavian Drama
• Irish Drama
• Spanish Drama
• Latin American Theater
• Modern Indian Drama
• Modern Canadian Drama
• Southern U.S. Drama
• THEATER MOVEMENTS AND ISSUES
• African American Drama
• Biblical Drama in Britain and America
• Belief in Contemporary Drama
• Gay Drama
• Gender and Theater
• Musical Theater
• Outdoor Drama
• DRAMATIC GENRES AND STYLES
• Tragedy
• Dramatic Comedy
• Dramatic Comedy: A History of European and American Plays
• Realism
• Realism: A Survey of Modern Plays
• Surrealism
• Expressionism
• Dada in Drama
• Putting Language into Play: From Well-Made and Absurdist Plays to Talk Drama
• In Yer Face Theater: Purely through Image and the Collapse of Language
• Kitchen Sink Drama
• Albee's and Pinter's Dramas
• Romeo and Juliet and Rock Opera
• THEATRICAL ESSENTIALS
• Directors and Directing Styles
• Acting Styles
• Theater Voice Coaching
• The World of Dramaturgy
• Costume Design in the United States
• Dramas Stages: Theaters and Playhouses in Theatrical History
• Bibliography
• About the Editor and Contributors
• Index
• Volume II
• Alphabetic List of Entries
• Acting Styles
• African American Drama
• Albee's and Pinter's Dramas
• Belief in Contemporary Drama
• Biblical Drama in Britain and America
• Classic Greek and Roman Drama
• Costume Design in the United States
• Czech Drama
• Dada in Drama
• Directors and Directing Styles
• Dramas Stages: Theaters and Playhouses in Theatrical History
• Dramatic Comedy
• Dramatic Comedy: A History of European and American Plays
• English Renaissance Drama
• Expressionism
• French Neo-Classical Drama
• Gay Drama
• Gender and Theater
• German Drama
• In Yer Face Theater: Purely through Image and the Collapse of Language
• Irish Drama
• Italian Theater
• Kitchen Sink Drama
• Latin American Theater
• Medieval Drama
• Modern Canadian Drama
• Modern Drama
• Modern Indian Drama
• Modern Scandinavian Drama
• Musical Theater
• Outdoor Drama
• Polish Theater
• Putting Language into Play: From Well-Made and Absurdist Plays to Talk Drama
• Realism
• Realism: A Survey of Modern Plays
• Restoration Drama
• Romeo and Juliet and Rock Opera
• Russian Drama in the Eighteenth Century
• The Russian Drama of Anton Chekhov
• Southern U.S. Drama
• Spanish Drama
• Surrealism
• Theater Voice Coaching
• Tragedy
• The World of Dramaturgy

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