The Wadsworth Anthology of Drama
Known through three editions as the boldest and most distinguished introduction to drama, W. B. Wurthen's pace-setting text - now titled The Wadsworth Anthology of Drama - continues in this new fourth edition to provide an exciting selection of relevant plays, usefully situated within their historical and cultural context.
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Worthen (theater, University of California-Berkeley) presents a selection of classic and contemporary plays from around the world. Previously titled The Harcourt Anthology of Drama, this fourth edition contains 15 new plays, expanded units on American drama, modern European theater, and world theater, and a larger selection of plays by women. There are also new critical essays, documents from the history of theater, and new boxes on actor and director perspectives. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
PrefaceIntroduction: Drama, Theater, and Culture1Unit IClassical Athens9Unit IIClassical Japan123Unit IIIMedieval and Renaissance England197Unit IVEarly Modern Europe371Unit VModern Europe529Unit VIThe United States949Unit VIIWorld Stages1339AppWriting About Drama and Theater1659Glossary1667Bibliography1679AppVideo, Film, and Sound Recordings of Plays1699Credits1709Index1713
