The Cambridge History of British Theatre (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521650403)

Volume One of The Cambridge History of British Theatre begins in Roman Britain and ends with Charles II's restoration to the throne imminent. The four essays in Part One treat pre-Elizabethan theatre, the eight in Part Two focus on the riches of the Elizabethan era, and the seven in Part Three on theatrical developments during and after the reigns of James I and Charles I. The essays are written for the general reader by leading British and American scholars, who combine an interest in the written drama with an understanding of the material conditions of the evolving professional theatre which the drama helped to sustain, often enough against formidable odds. The volume unfolds a story of enterprise, innovation and, sometimes, of desperate survival over years in which theatre and drama were necessarily embroiled in the politics of everyday life: a vivid subject vividly presented.

Author: Jane Milling
ISBN-10: 0521650402
ISBN-13: 9780521650403
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/23/2004
Pages: 572
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 7.66lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.48w x 3.78d

Review Citation(s):
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2005 pg. 66 - Recommended/Special Interest