The Cambridge Illustrated History of British Theatre
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- Author: Simon Trussler
- Date Published: September 2000
- availability: Unavailable - out of print July 2009
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521794305
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Combining authoritative writing with superb illustration, The Cambridge Illustrated History of British Theatre is a fascinating exploration of the development of the live performing arts in Britain from the earliest times to the present day. Taking a broad view of theater, the book covers everything from the minor and "illegitimate" to the mainstream and "official"--whether the mystery plays of the Middle Ages or the "real time drama" of Coronation Street, the courtly theater of Shakespeare or the contemporary "fringe." The book is aimed at both students and general readers. Simon Trussler is a retired drama professor at the University of London and the editor of New Theatre Quarterly.
Read more- Extensive coverage of theatre from the minor and 'illegitimate' to the mainstream and 'official'
- Examines the influences on theatre from abroad and the impact of British theatre overseas
- Strikingly illustrated throughout
- A uniquely comprehensive introduction to the British Theatre in all its manifestations, historical and contemporary
Reviews & endorsements
"Simon Trussler has produced a work whose wit, readability and inclusiveness--and even inventive layout--make it the very model of modern theater history." John Simon, The New York Times Book Review
See more reviews"...filled with beautiful illustrations, many in color, this sweeping history of British theater could pass as merely a great coffee-table book. Trussler has taken care, however, that his exhaustive, highly readable history be more than mere literary decoration for the pictures, just as he has striven to make his book better than a college-level textbook....Theater enthusiasts of all ages will enjoy his fascinating effort..." Jack Helbig, Booklist
"...until Trussler's [book], I do not recall reading a complete history of the theatre in this country which puts everything into context...Trussler has therefore discovered a gap in the market and well he fills it...Taken a chapter at a time, the sheer magnitude of Trussler's task, the amount of effort and scholarship he has put into it, becomes evident, not least the careful selection of illustrations...a considerable work of reference, covering not only the plays, the actors, the styles of playing and the theatres themselves, but the social and political attitudes of each era..." Stage
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- Date Published: September 2000
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521794305
- length: 416 pages
- dimensions: 252 x 203 x 37 mm
- weight: 1.405kg
- contains: 136 b/w illus. 93 colour illus. 2 maps
- availability: Unavailable - out of print July 2009
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Roman Britain and the Early Middle Ages
2. The High Middle Ages
3. The Later Middle Ages
4. The shaping of a professional theatre
5. The era of the outdoor playhouses
6. The Jacobean theatre
7. The Caroline and Commonwealth theatre
8. The Restoration theatre
9. The birth of a Bourgeois theatre
10. The actors ascendant
11. Opposition and oppression
12. The Garrick years
13. From manners to melodrama
14. The end of the monopoly
15. Towards a respectable theatre
16. The speculative theatre
17. Romance and realism
18. The war and the long weekend
19. The utility theatre
20. Anger and affluence
21. Alternative theatres
22. Theatre and the marketplace
23. Epilogue.
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