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[p. cm](p. cm).  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.  \nISBN-13: 978-0-313-32934-0 (set : alk. paper)  \nISBN-13: 978-0-313-32935-7 (vol. 1 : alk. paper)  \nISBN-13: 978-0-313-32936-4 (vol. 2 : alk. paper)  \n1. Drama—History and criticism. 2. Theater—History. I. King, Kimball. PN1721.W47 2007  \n809.2—dc22 2007010683  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.  \nCopyright © 2007 by Kimball King  \nAll rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher.  \nLibrary of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2007010683  \nISBN-10: 0–313–32934–6 (set) ISBN-13: 978–0–313–32934–0 (set)  \n0–313–32935–4 (vol. 1) 978–0–313–32935–7 (vol. 1)  \n0–313–32936–2 (vol. 2) 978–0–313–32936–4 (vol. 2) First published in 2007  \nGreenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.  \n[www.greenwood.com](www.greenwood.com)  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \nThe paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48–1984).  \n10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \n􀀁  \nContents  \nVOLUME 1  \nPreface ix  \nPart I: Four Great Eras of Western Drama 1  \nClassic Greek and Roman Drama 3  \nBrett M. Rogers  \nEnglish Renaissance Drama 30  \nWilliam Kerwin  \nFrench Neoclassical Drama 47  \nAndrew Ade  \nModern Drama 71  \nKimball King  \nPart II: Two Other Major Eras of Western Drama 79  \nMedieval Drama 81  \nEdward Donald Kennedy  \nRestoration Drama 95  \nJohn M. Ware  \nPart III: National and Regional Theater 125  \nModern Canadian Theater 127  \nJerry Wasserman  \nCzech Drama 142  \nVeronika Ambros  \nGerman Drama 154  \nChristoph E. Schweitzer  \nModern Indian Drama 161  \nSitanshi Talati-Parikh  \nIrish Drama 177  \nRichard Rankin Russell  \nItalian Drama 187  \nEnnio Italo Rao  \nLatin American Theater 201  \nGeorge Woodyard  \nPolish Theater 209  \nArtur Grabowski  \nRussian Drama in the Eighteenth Century 239  \nLurana Donnels O’Malley  \nThe Russian Drama of Anton Chekhov 243  \nRalph Lindheim  \nModern Scandinavian Drama 257  \nKatherine Egerton  \nSouthern U.S. Drama 268  \nCatherine Seltzer  \nSpanish Drama 275  \nJeffrey T. Bersett  \nVOLUME 2  \nPart IV: Theater Movements and Issues 289  \nAfrican American Drama 291  \nKay E.B. Ruth  \nBelief in Contemporary Drama 302  \nGerald C. Wood  \nBiblical Drama in Britain and America 314  \nMartha Greene Eads  \nGay Drama 332  \nJames Fisher  \nGender and Theater 350  \nGwendolyn N. Hale  \nMusical Theater 357  \nGary Konas  \nOutdoor Drama 366  \nEszter A. Julian  \nPart V: Dramatic Genres and Styles 377  \nDada in Drama 379  \nSarah Bay-Cheng  \nDramatic Comedy 391  \nMiriam M. Chirico  \nDramatic Comedy: A History of European and American Plays 414  \nReade Dornan  \nExpressionism 425  \nRobert F. 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