The Broadview Anthology of Drama, Vol. 1
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The Broadview Anthology of Drama: Plays from the Western Theatre is a chronological presentation of 43 plays in two volumes, ranging from the ancient theatre world to the present day. Each chapter focuses on a specific period and begins with an insightful introduction sketching the historical and theatrical landscape of that period. Contextualization for each play is provided through a thorough account of the literary and dramatic background of the play along with clear and comprehensive annotation. In addition, the editors have provided a glossary of terms used in the anthology to better equip students with a vocabulary for discussing the world of the stage.
The Ancient Theatre: \ Agamemnon (Aeschylus, translated by Richmond Lattimore)\ The Libation Bearers (Aeschylus, translated by Geoffrey W. Bakewell)\ Eumenides (Aeschylus, translated by Geoffrey W. Bakewell)\ Oedipus Tyrannos (Sophocles, translated by Thomas Gould) Hippolytos (Euripides, translated by Gilbert & Sarah Lawall)\ Frogs (Aristophanes, translated by Jennifer Wise)\ Miles Gloriosus (The Braggart Warrior) (Plautus, translated by Peter L. Smith)\ Medieval Drama:\ The Conversion of Thais the Whore (Hroswitha of Gandersheim, translated by Katharina M. Wilson)\ The Play of Virtues (Ordo Virtutum) (Hildegard of Bingen, translated by Peter Dronke)\ The Second Shepherds' Play\ The Farce of Master Pierre Patholin\ Everyman\ The Renaissance to Neo-Classicism:\ Dr. Faustus (Marlowe)\ Hamlet (Shakespeare)\ The Tempest (Shakespeare)\ Fuenteovejuna (Lope de Vega, translated by Richard Sanger)\ Tartuffe (Molière, translated by Richard Wilbur)\ Phèdre (Racine, translated by William Packard)\ Restoration and Enlightenment Comedies:\ The Rover (Behn)\ The Country Wife (Wycherley)\ The Way of the World (Congreve)\ A Bold Stroke for a Wife (Centlivre)\ Turandot (Gozzi, translated by Albert Bermel & Ted Emery)\ The Marriage of Figaro (Beaumarchais, translated by John Van Burek & Jennifer Wise)\ The Robbers (Schiller, translated by F. J. Lamport)\ Glossary\ Sources
