Outlines the development of drama throughout the world over the last 3000 years, from its origins in primitive dance rituals to the 1990s.

A scholarly look at 4,500 years of theater, beginning with its Greek origins and concluding with a study of theater since 1970.

Known as the bible of theatre history, Brockett and Hildy's History of the Theatre is the most comprehensive and widely used survey of theatre history in the ma