Drama by Period - 18th to 19th Century

Realism in theatre is traditionally defined as a mere "seed" of modernism, a simple or crude attempt to copy objective reality on stage. This book challenges this misconception by redefining realism as an under-examined form of visual modernism that positioned theatre at the crux of the unstable int..

The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and 18th Century Drama brings together the work of key playwrights from 1660 to 1800, divided into three main sections: _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Restoring the Theatre: 1660-1700_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Managing Entertainment: 1..

Catherine the Great wrote over two dozen plays and operettas. This work covers Oh, These Times (1772), a satirical attack on many vices Catherine wished to root out from her society, and The Siberian Shaman (1786) focussing on superstition...

Originally published in 1971. By selecting the articles on the basis of the play in performance and arranging them according to various aspects of the theatrical process, this anthology successfully builds up a skilful and lively picture of the contemporary theatre at work, in the words of its leadi..