Cambridge Illustrated History of British Drama

Author: (English) Simon Truscott
Translators: Liu Zhenqian, Li Yikang, Kang Jian
United Kingdom / UK
Publisher:
Publishing Date: 2006-11-01
Features:
★ 16K paperback, published by Shandong Publishing House
★ The entire book contains 480,000 words, 200 illustrations, tracing the development of British drama, covering all dramatic forms, with a lively style, rich imagination, unique insights, and humorous illustrations, making it a authoritative work
★ The book covers a wide range of knowledge, not only including the drama itself but also the social and political conditions of each period and all aspects related to entertainment performances
★ At the end of the book, there is a detailed chronology of British drama history, a bilingual glossary, a name index, a subject index, and main references
★ This book is translated based on the 2000 edition by Cambridge University Press
“Before Truscott’s (book) was published, I had not read a more complete and richly contented drama history. Obviously, he has invested a lot of effort and meticulous research in this book. (This book) is an important reference work, covering not only drama, actors, performance styles, and theaters but also describing the social and political attitudes of each era.” – Stage magazine
“Like excellent drama, this book has a clear rhythm and is easy to understand. Reading it is a supreme pleasure.” – Anthony Sher
This book traces the development of drama from different eras, from scripts and scriptwriting to stage forms and professional performances, as well as the roles played by actors, from satirical drama and slapstick to melodrama and pantomime, from the earliest times of drama to modern mainstream and folk drama (44–1990). It comprehensively introduces the complete history of British drama, not only including the drama itself but also the social and political conditions of each period and all aspects related to entertainment performances. This is a work recognized as filling a gap, authoritative, objective, complete, and vivid, presenting a popular and lively history of British drama.