Chapter 1: The Origins of Theatre Chapter 2: Theatre and Drama in Ancient Greece Chapter 3: Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine Theatre Chapter 4: European Theatre in the Middle Ages Chapter 5: English Theatre to 1642 Chapter 6: Italian Theatre to 1700 Chapter 7: French Theatre to 1700 Chapter 8: The Theatre to Spain and New Spain to 1700 Chapter 9: English Theatre to 1800 Chapter 10: Italyand France to 1800 Chapter 11: Northern European Theatre to 1800 Chapter 12: English-Language Theatre in the Early Nineteenth Century Chapter 13: Continental European Theatre in the Early Nineteenth Century Chapter 14: English-Language Theatre in the Late Nineteenth Century Chapter 15: Continental European and Latin American Theatre in the Late Nineteenth Century Chapter 16: The Beginnings of Modern Realism Chapter 17: Early Alternatives to Realism Chapter 18: Continental European and Latin American Theatre in the Early Twentieth Century Chapter 19: English-Language Theatre in the Early Twentieth Century Chapter 20: Continental European and Latin American Theatre in the Mid-Twentieth Century Chapter 21: English-Language Theatre in the Mid-Twentieth Century Chapter 22: Continental European and Latin American Theatre in the Late Twentieth Century Chapter 23: English-Language Theatre in the Late Twentieth Century Chapter 24: The Theatre of Africa Chapter 25: Contemporary Theatre Chapter 26: The Theatre of Asia