The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre

by Phyllis Hartnoll

Book Overview

When the fourth edition of the highly acclaimed Oxford Companion to the Theatre appeared, The Philadelphia Inquirer recommended it as their 1983 book for theater-lovers, calling it "the scorecard you need to keep the players straight--and the plays." Backstage hailed it as "an invaluable reference work of encyclopedic proportions." In fact, since the publication of the first edition of the Companion, this classic reference has become the standard...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198661363
• ISBN13: 9780198661368
• Release Date: September 1992
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 9.5" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

A thorough guide to theatre, a must to any theatre scholar

I have found this guide to be an invaluable resource for researching theatre topics. It is an excelent referece, that gives the reader the direction necessary for more in depth research. Several well selected image plates clearly demonstrate key theatrical works, and illustrations in the book are excelent. Every college theatre major and professor should own this book.