Naturalism in Theatre: Its Development and Legacy

by Kenneth Pickering (Author), Jayne Thompson (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2013

  $156.88

  An accessible survey of the development of naturalism and its effects on modern-day theatre. Taking into account the philosophical, scientific and aesthetic ideas that constituted the movement during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the book examines why naturalism is still a dominant mode of performance in theatre.