Description:"Offers overviews of theatre and drama in many world cultures and periods together with case studies demonstrating the methods used by the theatre historians"--Provided by publisher. Content: pt. I. Performance and theatre in oral and writing cultures before 1700 -- pt. II. Theatre and performance in print cultures, 1500-1900 -- pt. III. Theatre and performance in modern media cultures, 1850-1970 -- pt. IV. Theatre and performance in the age of global communications, 1950-2009. Abstract: Offers overviews of theatre and drama in many world cultures and periods together with case studies demonstrating the methods used by the theatre historians. Read more...