drama, Western

drama, Western, plays produced in the Western world. This article discusses the development of Western drama in general; for further information see the various national literature articles.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Twentieth-Century Drama
• Nineteenth-Century Drama
• Eighteenth-Century Drama
• Drama from 1750 to 1800
• England
• Spain
• France
• Italy
• Renaissance Drama
• Medieval Drama
• Roman Drama
• Greek Drama
• Bibliography

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