european drama

Combines history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis, and the personal experiences of notable Shakespearian actors to tell the story behind the stories of Shakespeare's greatest plays.

Examines the development of contemporary drama and discusses the influence of major playwrights on modern theater. Includes chapters on Buchner, Isben, Chekhov, Strindberg, Brecht, and Beckett, among others.

Audition pieces for men and women from plays of the nineteenth century romantic and realistic theatre period.

Presents a study of European drama, covering Greek tragedy through twentieth-century theatre, focusing on the political, religious, national, ethnic, class-related, gendered, and individual representations of identity, including topics such as the German Enlightenment and the work of Corneille, Goethe, Ibsen, Chekhov, and Beckett.