Bücher der Reihe Theatre in Europe: A Documentary History

This volume explores the professional English theatre from 1530 to 1660. The documents collected here chronicle the theatre through the reigns of Henry VIII to Charles I and offer first-hand accounts, including the daily life and work of the actor and the most complete coverage yet of all the playhouses.

This, the fourth volume to be published in the series Theatre in Europe: A Documentary History, charts the development of theatrical presentation at a time of great cultural and political upheaval and is, for today's theatre practitioner, historian and theoretician, the most inspiring and important period in the evolution of our art.

Brings together, in modern English translation, a selection of primary sources from the theatrical history of the Middle Ages. Coverage includes the survival of Classical tradition, development of the liturgical drama, growth of popular vernacular religious drama, and customs of the people.

Chronicles the emergence of a national feeling in the theatres of Northern and Eastern Europe from the mid-eighteenth to the late nineteenth centuries.

This book makes available for the first time an overview of a significant segment of European theatre history and, with few exceptions, none of the documents presented have been published in English before.

This 1997 volume covers the period which saw the establishment in France of the Comedie-Francaise, an Italian theatre and a state opera. Over 120 pictorial documents provide a visual dimension. The substantial bibliography helps to make this an important reference work.

This, the fourth volume to be published in the series Theatre in Europe: A Documentary History, charts the development of theatrical presentation at a time of great cultural and political upheaval and is, for today's theatre practitioner, historian and theoretician, the most inspiring and important period in the evolution of our art.

This is the first volume in the series Theatre in Europe: a documentary history. The authors have compiled a documentary account of the theatre in Britain during the Restoration and Georgian period, which covers some 120 years of theatrical activity.

This volume explores the professional English theatre from 1530 to 1660. The documents collected here chronicle the theatre through the reigns of Henry VIII to Charles I and offer first-hand accounts, including the daily life and work of the actor and the most complete coverage yet of all the playhouses.

This book makes available for the first time an overview of a significant segment of European theatre history and, with few exceptions, none of the documents presented have been published in English before.

This volume charts a period of political and social turbulence in Europe and its reflection in theatrical life. The 460 documents, many of them illustrated, have been drawn from sources in Britain, France and Italy and have been annotated, and translated where appropriate.

Chronicles the emergence of a national feeling in the theatres of Northern and Eastern Europe from the mid-eighteenth to the late nineteenth centuries.

This 1997 volume covers the period which saw the establishment in France of the Comedie-Francaise, an Italian theatre and a state opera. Over 120 pictorial documents provide a visual dimension. The substantial bibliography helps to make this an important reference work.

Brings together, in modern English translation, a selection of primary sources from the theatrical history of the Middle Ages. Coverage includes the survival of Classical tradition, development of the liturgical drama, growth of popular vernacular religious drama, and customs of the people.

This volume charts a period of political and social turbulence in Europe and its reflection in theatrical life. The 460 documents, many of them illustrated, have been drawn from sources in Britain, France and Italy and have been annotated, and translated where appropriate.