All The World's A Stage
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
From the earliest ritual performances of ancient civilisations to the dazzling complexity of the modern theatrical world, All the World's a Stage presents a sweeping and authoritative history of theatre across the ages. Ronald Harwood chronicles the great dramatic traditions of Greece, Rome, medieval Europe, and beyond, tracing the evolution of stagecraft, performance, and storytelling as expressions of the human condition. This richly detailed work introduces readers to the playwrights, actors, directors, and impresarios who shaped the art form, illuminating the triumphs and transformations that carried theatre from open-air amphitheatres to the gaslit stages of the Victorian era and into the twentieth century. Harwood writes with the passion of a practitioner and the precision of a scholar, bringing to life the social and cultural forces that have always driven people to perform and to watch. His prose is elegant and accessible, casting theatre not merely as entertainment but as a mirror of civilisation itself. Originally conceived as a companion to a major BBC television series, All the World's a Stage stands alone as an indispensable survey of one of humanity's oldest and most enduring art forms — leaving the reader to wonder what the next act might bring.
Author: Ronald Harwood
Format: Hardback
Published: 1984, Secker & Warburg
Genre: Preforming Arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
From the earliest ritual performances of ancient civilisations to the dazzling complexity of the modern theatrical world, All the World's a Stage presents a sweeping and authoritative history of theatre across the ages. Ronald Harwood chronicles the great dramatic traditions of Greece, Rome, medieval Europe, and beyond, tracing the evolution of stagecraft, performance, and storytelling as expressions of the human condition. This richly detailed work introduces readers to the playwrights, actors, directors, and impresarios who shaped the art form, illuminating the triumphs and transformations that carried theatre from open-air amphitheatres to the gaslit stages of the Victorian era and into the twentieth century. Harwood writes with the passion of a practitioner and the precision of a scholar, bringing to life the social and cultural forces that have always driven people to perform and to watch. His prose is elegant and accessible, casting theatre not merely as entertainment but as a mirror of civilisation itself. Originally conceived as a companion to a major BBC television series, All the World's a Stage stands alone as an indispensable survey of one of humanity's oldest and most enduring art forms — leaving the reader to wonder what the next act might bring.