Looks at the theatres of Herodus Atticus, Epidauros, Corinth (where Arion is said to have taught the dithyramb), and many others to explain the design of the ancient theater, the synthesis of art forms that was ancient Greek drama, the origins of tragedy, the audience in classical times, the comparative roles of writer/director and actors, and the use of the surrounding landscape in many plays.

The Great Books: A Journey Through 2,500 Years of the West's Classic Literature. Wilmington, DE: ISI Books
by
Anthony O'Hear, ed.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan and Britain's School for Scandal: Interpreting His Theater Through Its Eighteenth Century Social Context. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press
by
Kevin Thomas Browne
