Author : Christopher B. Balme
Release : 2017
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 836/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Cultural History of Theatre in the Modern Age by : Christopher B. Balme
Download or read book A Cultural History of Theatre in the Modern Age written by Christopher B. Balme. This book was released on 2017. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Cultural History of Theatre' presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers a span of 2,500 years, tracing the complexity of the interactions between theatre and culture: 1. 'A Cultural History of Theatre in Antiquity' (500 BC - 1000 AD) 2. 'A Cultural History of Theatre in the Middle Ages' (1000 - 1400) 3. 'A Cultural History of Theatre in the Early Modern Age' (1400 - 1650) 4. 'A Cultural History of Theatre in the Age of Enlightenment' (1650 - 1800) 5. 'A Cultural History of Theatre in the Age of Empire' (1800 - 1920) 6. 'A Cultural History of Theatre in the Modern Age' (1920 - 2000+).