All the World's a Stage

by Ronald Harwood

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316349909
• ISBN13: 9780316349901
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Belated attention better than none

This beautifully illustrated book deserves attention and admiration. It is meticulously researched, articulately written and totally fascinating -- definitely a volume for the home library.A serious study of the evolution of theater in the Western world, ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE begins with early tribal and religious rituals and records their development into an art form that has both reflected and affected ancient and modern civilizations.Harwood is a playwright and novelist. He crafts his story of the development of theatrical art with the eye of an insider and the thoroughness of a scholar. From the Greeks to Shakespeare and from Camus to Coward, Harwood's love of the many aspects of theatrical production, of performers, and of audiences shines through these pages to illuminate the mystery of the stage for the average reader. If you love theater, take time to read and study this one.It's enhance your enjoyment of the next play you attend and increase your appreciation of the craft of acting and staging, as well.Sunnye Tiedemann (aka Ruth F. Tiedemann)