History of Western Drama

Author: Liao Kedui
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: A History of Western European Drama is a textbook compiled by Professor Liao Kedui for the course A History of Western European Drama. This work briefly outlines the history of Western European drama over more than two thousand years from ancient Greece to the mid-20th century, lists important playwrights and works in the history of Western European drama, and introduces the stage arts of each period in Western European drama history. The book is suitable for educators in art colleges and literary and artistic workers for study and reference. The book is divided into two volumes and twenty-two chapters, systematically elaborating on ancient Western drama as well as the drama arts of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and from the 17th to the 20th centuries. The content of the book is comprehensive, well-organized, and possesses high scientific rigor, systematicity, theoretical depth, and readability. It can not only serve as a textbook for university drama programs but also be read by general readers. The main contents of the book include: Ancient Drama; Medieval Drama; Renaissance Drama; Seventeenth-Century Drama; Eighteenth-Century Drama; Nineteenth-Century Drama, etc.