Theatre in Theory 1900-2000

Download or read book Theatre in Theory 1900-2000 written by David Krasner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-11-28 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theatre in Theory is the most complete anthology documenting 20th-century dramatic and performance theory to date, offering a rich variety of perspectives from the century’s most prominent playwrights, directors, scholars, and philosophers. Includes major theoretical and critical manifestos, hypotheses, and theories from the field Wide-ranging and broadly constructed, this text has both interdisciplinary and global appeal Includes a thematic index, section introductions, and supporting commentary Helps students, teachers, and practitioners to think critically about the nature of theatre