Naturalism and Symbolism in European Theatre 1850-1918

by Claude Schumacher

Overview

This book charts the development of theatrical presentation at a time of great cultural and political upheaval. With few exceptions, the documents from France, Germany, Russia, Scandinavia, Italy and Spain are unavailable to an English-reading public and many are out of print (or unpublished) in their original language. The volume contains numerous illustrations, the source location for each document and substantial bibliography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521230148
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	09/26/1996
Series:	Theatre in Europe: A Documentary History
Pages:	560
Product dimensions:	10.16(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.50(d)

Table of Contents

List of documents; General editors' preface; Note on Cyrillic-Roman translation; General introduction; France, 1851–1916 John McCormick and Claude Schumacher; Germany, 1850–1916 Michael Patterson; Russia, 1843–1916 Laurence Senelick; Scandinavia, 1849–1912 Inga-Stina Ewbank; England, 1850–1905 Louis James and Marion O'Connor; Italy, 1868–1919 Laura Richards; Iberian Peninsula, 1884–1913 David George; Bibliography.