Over the summer i would like to get a general understanding of the development of drama in europe through the centuries. Which authors should i look into, and what books on this subject are good?
start with the greeks
>>25305946after that?
>>25306053The romans
>>25306072and then?
>>25305813Smith, Winifred (1912). The Commedia dell'Arte: A Study in Popular Italian Comedy. New York: The Columbia University Press. Retrieved 10 July 2009. john rudlin commedia dell'arte
>>25306093Skip all the way to the bard
>>25305813Make sure not to overlook Kit Marlowe, he innovated a lot in regards to blank verse and was one of Shakes' primary influences.
>>25305813I‘ve been reading this and found it fantastic to your purpose. It‘s about a hundred years old so maybe some of the research has been superseded but I prefer that to having modern takes on everything. Available pretty reasonably priced secondhand over on Amazog if you don‘t have another preferred way to get your books.
