Pickering, Kenneth.

Naturalism in theatre : its development and legacy / Kenneth Pickering and Jayne Thompson. - 1st ed - Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. - xvi, 232 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-224) and index.

Part I. Introducing naturalism. Initial definitions -- Manifestos -- Part II. Naturalism in its context. The European scene -- Naturalism in the theatre : the search for truth -- Part III. Plays, players and playhouses. Meiningen : a prelude to naturalism -- Andre Antoine and the theatre libre -- Otto Brahm and the Freie Buhne -- Moscow art theatre -- Part IV. The legacy. The immediate legacy -- The royal court again -- Verbatim theatre.

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Theater--History--19th century.
Theater--History--20th century.
Naturalism in literature.

PN2185 / .P53 2013

792.09034 / P.K.N 2013