The history of world theater : from the beginnings to the Baroque

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• Preface = ⅸ
• The Primitive Theater = 1
• Egypt and the Ancient East = 9
• INTRODUCTION = 9
• EGYPT = 12
• MESOPOTAMIA = 20
• The Islamic Civilizations = 24
• INTRODUCTION = 24
• PERSIA = 25
• TURKEY, The karag$$\ddot o$$z Shadow Play = 30
• The Indo-Pacific Civilizations = 37
• INTRODUCTION = 37
• INDIA, Bharata's "Natyasastra"／Classical Drama = 38
• INDONESIA = 56
• China = 66
• INTRODUCTION = 66
• ORIGINS AND THE "HUNDRED PLAYS" = 67
• THE STUDENTS OF THE PEAR GARDEN = 73
• APROACHES TO THE DRAMA = 76
• NORTHERN TO THE DRAMA = 76
• THE SONG-PLAY OF THE MING PERIOD = 81
• THE ARTISTIC CONCEPTION OF THE PEKING OPERA = 84
• THE CHINESE THEATER TODAY = 89
• Japan = 93
• INTRODUCTION = 93
• KAGURA = 94
• GIGAKU = 97
• BUGAKU = 97
• SARUGAKU AND DENGAKU, PRECURSORS OF N$$\bar O$$ = 100
• N$$\bar O$$ = 101
• KY$$\bar O$$GEN = 109
• THE PUPPET THEATER = 111
• KABUKI = 113
• SHIMPA = 122
• SHINGEKI = 125
• Greese = 126
• INTRODUCTION = 126
• TRAGEDY, From Cult to Theater／Tragedians before Aeschylus／Aeschylus／Sophocles／Euripides／The City Dionysia = 127
• COMEDY, The Origins of Comedy／Old Comedy／Middle Comedy／New Comedy = 146
• THE HELLENISTIC THEATER = 160
• THE MIME = 165
• Rome = 170
• INTRODUCTION = 170
• LUDI ROMANI, THE THEATER OF THE RES PUBLICA = 171
• ROMAN COMEDY = 174
• FROM WOODEN PLATFORM TO STAGE BUILDING = 183
• THE THEATER IN IMPERIAL ROME = 186
• THE AMPHIHEATER: BREAD AND CIRCUSES = 191
• THE ATELLAN FABLE = 199
• MIME AND PANTOMIME = 200
• CHRISTOLOGICAL MIME = 206
• Byzantium = 210
• INTRODUCTION = 210
• THEATER WITHOUT DRAMA = 211
• THEATER IN THE ARENA = 218
• THE THEATER IN THE CHURCH = 219
• THE THEATER AT COURT = 224
• The Middle Ages = 228
• INTRODUCTION = 228
• RELIGIOUS PLAYS, Scenic Celebrations at the Altar／The Easter Play in the Church／Dissociation from the Church: The Legend Plays／Stations, Processions, and Stage Wagons／The Passion Play with Open-Space Multiple Sellings／The Mystery Play with Playform-Stage Multiple Settings／Pageant Cart and Theater in the Round Present the Story of the Creation／the Christmas Play = 229
• SECULAR PLAYS, Joculatores, Minstrels／From Street Masque to Stage Play／Shrovetide Plays／Farce and Sottie／Sotternie$$\ddot e$$n, Klucht Plays, and Peasant Plays／Allegories and Morality Plays = 301
• The Renaissance = 334
• INTRODUCTION = 334
• THE THEATER OF THE HUMANISTS, Humanist Tragedy／Humanist Comedy／The Pastoral Play／The Development of the Perspective Stage = 336
• COURT FESTIVALS = 336
• THE SCHOOL DRAMA = 376
• THE REDERIJKERS = 382
• THE MEISTERSINGER = 390
• THE ELIZABETHAN THEATER = 391
• The Baroque = 405
• INTRODUCTION = 405
• OPERA AND SINGSPIEL = 407
• THE COURT BALLET = 414
• SLIDING WINGS AND STAGE MACHINERY = 420
• THE JESUIT THEATER = 427
• FRANCE: TRAG$$\acute E$$DIE CLASSIQUE AND CHARACTER COMEDY = 432
• COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE AND POPULAR THEATER = 443
• THE SPANISH BAROQUE THEATER = 460
• THE STROLLING PLAYERS = 470
• Bibliography = 479
• Index = 491