The Broadview Anthology of Drama: Plays from the Western Theatre (Broadview Anthologies of English Literature) - Softcover

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Jennifer Wise is Associate Professor of Theatre History at the University of Victoria. A dramaturg and translator, she is the author of Dionysus Writes: The Invention of Theatre in Ancient Greece (Cornell University Press).

Craig S. Walker is Associate Professor of Drama at Queen's University and Artistic Director of Theatre Kingston. He has worked as a director and actor at the Stratford Festival, the Shaw Festival, and the National Arts Centre. He is the author of The Buried Astrolabe: Canadian Dramatic Imagination and Western Tradition (McGill-Queen's University Press).

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The Broadview Anthology of Drama: Plays from the Western Theatre, concise edition is an overview of Western drama that offers chronological range and artistic variety in a compact, single-volume format. Context for each play is provided with a thorough account of its literary and dramatic background, along with clear and comprehensive annotation. In addition, the editors have provided an introduction that discusses the unique challenges and rewards of reading drama and a glossary of terms to equip readers with a vocabulary for discussing the world of the stage.