Historical Dictionary of Russian Theatre, Second Edition

by Laurence Senelick

A latecomer continually hampered by government control and interference, the Russian theatre seems an unlikely source of innovation and creativity. Yet, by the middle of the nineteenth century, it had given rise to a number of outstanding playwrights and actors, and by the start of the twentieth century, it was in the vanguard of progressive thinking in the realms of directing and design. Its influence throughout the world was pervasive: Nikolai Gogol',...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442249269
• ISBN13: 9781442249264
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 692 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"