All the World a Stage : the Theater in History

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Call Number: BOCD 792.09 Le
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	BOCD 792.09 Le	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Compact discs.
Unabridged.
"8 lectures"--Container.
Tragedy, comedy, and community: the ancient origins of drama I -- Comedy, bread, and spectacles: the ancient origins of drama II -- Myths, morality, and mayhem: Medieval, Noh, and Kathakali -- Physical theaters: commedia dell'arte, kabuki, and bunraku -- The golden age of Spanish drama -- Elizabethan and Jacobean theater -- Restoration theater -- Theater's shifting purpose: French neoclassicism, romanticism, and realism.
Lecture given by Megan Lewis.
Human beings have been performing since the dawn of history. While the ancient Greeks formalized the endeavor, theater has been an essential aspect of most civilizations. This course explores the history of theater from its earliest incarnations to the modern day.

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