Century of Innovation: A History of European and American Theatre and Drama Since 1870,

by Oscar Gross Brockett and Brockett, Oscar G. Brockett, Oscar G.

Book Overview

This is a revision of a major work in 20th-century theatre history by two theatre historians. It represents a comprehensive and accessible survey of the major movements, playwrights, critical theories and social contexts of theatre in this century. The text begins with an overview of the social/cultural environment at the end of the last century that spurred the development of drama and theatre, then surveys the realistic theatre of Ibsen and the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0131227475
• ISBN13: 9780131227477
• Release Date: January 1973
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 826 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.