The Reader's Encyclopedia of World Drama

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Dover Publications, Jan 1, 2002 - Performing Arts - 1030 pages
The first and best single-volume reference of its kind, this comprehensive work traces world drama from its earliest ritual forms to modern times. Focusing on the literary content of the plays, it features articles by nearly 100 distinguished contributors, including Eric Bentley, Alfred Harbage, Jacques Guichamaud, Cedric Whitman, and Wallace Fowlie.nbsp;350 black-and-white illustrations.

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About the author (2002)

Edward Quinn is Professor Emeritus of English at the City College of New York. He Holds a Ph.D. from New York University and has co-edited several major reference works, including the classic The Reader's Encyclopedia of Shakespeare. Mr. Quinn lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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TitleThe Reader's Encyclopedia of World Drama
A Crowell reference book
Dover books on cinema and the stage
AuthorsJohn Gassner, Edward Quinn
Editionillustrated
PublisherDover Publications, 2002
ISBN0486420647, 9780486420646
Length1030 pages
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