Historical Dictionary of French Theater
- ISBN-10
- 0810874512
- ISBN-13
- 9780810874510
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 336
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-04-27
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Author
- Edward Forman
Description
The Historical Dictionary of French Theater relates the history of the French theater through a chronology, introduction, bibliography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on authors, trends, genres, concepts, and literary and historical developments that played a central role in the evolution of French theater.
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