Contents

 

 

 

Acknowledgements

Preface

1 What is Theatre?

PART I
From the World to the Stage

2 Mimesis: Imitation and Imagination

3 Truth and Illusion

4 History in the Making: Theatre and the Past

PART II
From the Stage to the World

5 A School of Morals?

6 Emotions

7 Collective Action: Theatre and Politics

Bibliography

Index