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The English Stage

By - Styan, J. L.
Floor - Floor 3
Published - Cambridge University Press, New York, 1996
ISBN 10 - 0521556368
ISBN 13 - 9780521556361
Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.
Subject - Theater -- England -- History
Shelf No - 1
Call Number - 792.094 STY
Physical Description - xvi, 432 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Notes - Includes index
Book Information
The English Stage tells the story of drama through its many changes in style and convention from medieval times to the present day. With a wide sweep of coverage, John Styan analyses the key features of staging, including early street theatre and public performance, the evolution of the playhouse and the private space, and the pairing of theory and stagecraft in the works of modern dramatists. He focuses on the conventions by which a playwright, actors and their audience create the phenomenon of theatre and the way such conventions have changed over time. Styan can be considered among a small number of influential scholars who have helped to develop theatre history from its origins in literary studies into an independent and respected field. From the vantage point of a lifetime's study he examines and illustrates the multitude of factors which have brought and continue to bring plays to life.

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