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Bibliografía

v. 1. Origins to 1660 / edited by Jane Milling and Peter Thomson -- v. 2. 1660 to 1895 / edited by Joseph Donohue

INDICE: Volume 1: General preface; Chronology; Part I. Pre-Elizabethan Theatre: 1. From Roman to Renaissance in drama and theatre John C. Coldewey; 2. Faith, pastime, performance and drama in Scotland to 1603 John J. McGavin; 3. The Bible as play in Reformation England Paul Whitfield White; 4. Drama in 1553: continuity and change Peter Happé; Part II. Elizabethan Theatre: 5. The development of a professional theatre, 1540{u0096}1660 Jane Milling; 6. Drama outside London after 1540 Peter H. Greenfield; 7. {u0091}An example of courtesy and liberality:̕ great households and performance Suzanne Westfall; 8. The birth of an industry Douglas... Etc.

Volume 2: Preface and acknowledgments; Timeline 1660 to 1894 compiled by Joseph Donohue; Part I. 1660-1800: 1. Introduction: the theatre from 1660 to 1800 Joseph Donohue; 2. New playhouses, old drama, new drama Robert D. Hume; 3. Theatre and the female presence Joanne Lafler; 4. Theatre, politics and morality Derek Hughes; 5. Drama and theatre in an age of faction Judith Milhous; 6. Case Study: John Gay, The Beggar's Opera Calhoun Winton; 7. Garrick at Drury Lane: 1747-1776 Mark S. Auburn; 8. Theatre outside London Gorel Garlick; 9. A critical year in perspective: 1776 Edward A. Langhans; 10. Drama and the profusion of genres Jane Moody; Part II. 1800-1895: 11. Introduction: the theatre from 1800 to 1895 Joseph Donohue; 12. Actors and their repertoires Jim Davis; 13. Theatres, their architecture and their audiences Joseph Donohue; 14. Stage design from De Loutherbourg to Poel Christopher Baugh; 15. Theatre and mid-Victorian society Richard W. Schoch; 16. Gendering Victorian theatre Kerry Powell; 17. Popular entertainment Dave Russell; 18. Case Study: Leopold Lewis, The Bells David Mayer; 19. The new drama and the old theatre Peter Thomson; 20. A critical year in perspective: 1895 Joel Kaplan; Bibliography of works cited; Index.