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Buffalo: University of Toronto Press, 1975. Light Creasing on Front Cover; Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing on Front Cover Where Previous Sticker Was Once Affixed. SUB-TITLE: Papers Presented at The University of Toronto in October 1972. CONTENTS: D. F. McKenzie - The Staple of News and the Late Plays; Hugh MacLean - "A More Secret Cause": The Wit of Jonson's Poetry; L. C. Knights - Ben Jonson: Public Attitudes and Social Poetry; Members of the Conference. SYNOPSIS: The papers in this volume were given by some of the world's foremost Jonsonian scholars at a conference at the University of Toronto which marked the 400th anniversary of his birth. Each contributor came from a different institution, and Canada, the United States, Great Britain, and New Zealand were represented. The balance of papers likewise reflects the range of Ben Jonson's achievement and the combination of brio and control so characteristic of him. The papers arrange… Read More

McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1983. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. SUB-TITLE: An Introduction to Theater History. CONTENTS: Preface; 1 Introduction PART ONE THE EARLY THEATER 2 The Greek Theater 3 The Roman Theater 4 The Medieval Theater PART TWO THE THEATER OF THE RENAISSANCE 5 The Theater of the Italian Renaissance 6 The Theater of the English Renaissance 7 The Theaters of the Spanish Golden Age and Neoclassical France PART THREE THE THEATER FROM 1660 TO 1875-YEARS OF CHANGE 8 The Theater of the English Restoration 9 The Theater of the Eighteenth Century 10 The Theater from 1800 to 1875 PART FOUR THE MODERN THEATER 11 The Theater from 1875 to 1915; 12 The Theater from 1915 to 1945; 13 The Theater from 1945 to 1980; 14 The Contemporary Theater PART FIVE THE ASIAN AND BLACK THEATERS 15 The Asian Theater 16 The Black Theater APPENDIXES I A Glossary of Theatrical Terms; II Pronunciation Guide to… Read More

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada A Division of Canada Publishing Corporation BOOKS: As New. DUST JACKET: None, As Issued. SLIPCASE: Good; Moderately Chipped; Moderately Discoloured on Top Where Sticker Was Once Affixed. FOREWORD BY: Robertson Davies. EDITED BY: Patricia Kennedy. COPY-EDITED BY: Eleanor Sinclair. DESIGNED BY: NewtonFrank. CONTENTS: Volume I 1953-1976 and Volume II 1968-1982 in Slipcase; VOLUME I - Foreword by Robertson Davies; Preface; CHAPTER 1: Glorious Summer; CHAPTER II: Genesis; CHAPTER III: Planning; CHAPTER IV: Slings and Arrows; CHAPTER V: "This Unworthy Scaffold"; CHAPTER VI: 1953-54; CHAPTER VII: 1955; CHAPTER VIII: 1956; CHAPTER IX: The Permanent Theatre; CHAPTER X: 1957-59; CHAPTER XI: 1960; CHAPTER XII: 1961-63; CHAPTER XIII: 1964-65; CHAPTER XIV: 1966-67. VOLUME II - CHAPTER XV: 1968-69; CHAPTER XVI: 1970; CHAPTER XVII: 1971-72; CHAPTER XVIII: 1973-74; CHAPTER XIX: The New Beginning; CHAPTER XX: 1975; CHAPTER XXI: 1976; CHAPTER XXII:… Read More