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It is comprehensive.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://books.google.ca/books/about/The_art_of_the_actor.html?id=uSYnAQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y">http://books.google.ca/books/about/The_art_of_the_actor.html?id=uSYnAQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y</a><br>
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and you might want to consider a more generalist survey:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://books.google.ca/books/about/The_Oxford_Illustrated_History_of_Theatr.html?id=c1DjpRm6IkMC&redir_esc=y">http://books.google.ca/books/about/The_Oxford_Illustrated_History_of_Theatr.html?id=c1DjpRm6IkMC&redir_esc=y</a><br>
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On 13-04-09 11:17 AM, Guillermo Verdecchia wrote:
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beginning to think about preparing to plan a first year
intro to theatre course. Can anyone recommend a good
history of acting? For me, not as a text book. A (brief)
history of directing might be good too. (Obviously a
western focus implied here, but I'm open to comparative or
'world' histories). Jean Benedetti's
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Appledore Productions
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