An Original Random House study on the history of the theatre
Contents
Dream of freedom: the Romantic revolt -- From the bizarre to the familiar -- Life unadorned: the realistic dissection -- Life transcended: the symbolist vision -- Inner versus outer life: the expressionist agony -- Life transformed: the theatricalist celebration -- Society reconstructed: the epic crusade -- Exorcism: theatre as ritual and theatre of the absurd
Notes
An Original Random House study on the history of the theatre