Reader's Encyclopedia of World Drama

by John Gassner and John Gassner & Edward Quinn

Book Overview

The first and best single-volume reference of its kind, this comprehensive work traces world drama from its earliest ritual forms to modern times. Focusing on the literary content of the plays, it... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069067483X
• ISBN13: 9780690674835
• Release Date: January 1969
• Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell
• Length: 1030 Pages
• Weight: 3.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Complete coverage of major dramatic genres

College-level and reference collections with strong drama sections will want to include this resource in their libraries: Reader's Encyclopedia Of World Drama reprints a 1969 classic, with entries on national drama, playwrights, plays and genres providing country listings and historical surveys alike. Complete coverage of major dramatic genres and many minor styles are included in this comprehensive work.