The Cambridge History of British Theatre

The Cambridge History of British Theatre is a non-fiction work consisting of three volumes in book form. It was originally published in 2004 by Cambridge University Press. It was later published online in 2008, also by Cambridge University Press. It is not an encyclopedia. Essay articles are in rough chronological order and have been compiled in the three volumes by various editors.[1][2][3]

The Cambridge History of British Theatre
An image illustrating the book cover of Volume 1
An image of the Volume 1 book cover
AuthorJane Milling, Peter Thomson, Baz Kershaw, Joseph Walter Donohue, eds.
CountryGreat Britain
SubjectTheater-Great Britain-English drama-History and criticism.
GenreHistory
Set inAncient Rome to present day
Published2004, 2015
PublisherCambridge University Press
Media typePrint, web
Pages3 Volumes
ISBN978-0-521-82790-4
OCLC799877340
792/.0941
LC ClassPN2581.C36 2004
WebsiteCambridge Core

About the books

Volume 1 covers the British theater from its Roman colony origins to 1660, when Charles II was about to be restored to the throne.[1][2][4] Volume 2 covers a little over two centuries, beginning with Charles II's restoration in 1660, until the beginning of the twentieth century, approximately 1895.[5] Volume three covers the British theater from 1895.[6]

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References

  1. Tollini, Frederick, et al. Renaissance Quarterly, vol. 58, no. 4, 2005, pp. 1430–1431. JSTOR 10.1353/ren.2008.0984.
  2. Hornback, Robert B. The Sixteenth Century Journal, vol. 37, no. 2, 2006, pp. 488–489. JSTOR 20477880. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  3. Christie, S. (2004). Renaissance and Reformation / Renaissance Et Réforme, 28(3), new series / nouvelle série, 139-141 JSTOR 43445917.
  4. Volume 1. "The Cambridge History of British Theatre". Cambridge Core. 28 November 2004. doi:10.1017/CHOL9780521650403 Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  5. Volume 2. "The Cambridge History of British Theatre". Cambridge Core. 28 December 2004. doi:10.1017/chol9780521650687. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  6. Volume 3 "The Cambridge History of British Theatre". Cambridge Core. 28 December 2004. doi:10.1017/CHOL9780521651325. Retrieved December 27, 2019.

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