Theories of the theatre : a historical and critical survey, from the Greeks to the present

Aristotle And The Greeks -- Roman And Late Classic Theory -- The Medieval Period -- The Italian Renaissance -- The Spanish Renaissance -- The French Renaissance -- The Renaissance In England And The Netherlands -- Seventeenth-century France -- The Restoration And Eighteenth Century In England -- Eighteenth-century France -- Germany To Hegel -- Italy And France In The Early Nineteenth Century -- Nineteenth-century England -- Russian Theory To 1900 -- The Germanic Tradition In The Late Nineteenth Century -- The Early Twentieth Century, 1900-1914 -- The Twentieth Century, 1914-1930 -- The Twentieth Century, 1930-1950 -- The Twentieth Century, 1950-1965 -- The Twentieth Century Since 1965. Marvin Carlson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Beginning with Aristotle and the Greeks and ending with the most recent work in semiotics and poststructuralism, Theories of the Theatre is the first detailed and comprehensive survey of Western dramatic theory. http://www.archive.org/details/theoriesoftheatr00carl