History and Literature of the Theatre 1 Web Links
The
following links have been chosen for their images. Use them to further your
understanding of what theatres, etc. throughout history looked like. Most
likely questions I pose on the listserv will often revolve around images shown
here. Check here on a weekly basis, I'll add appropriate links as we move
from topic to topic.
And if you run into any terrific links while browsing, let me know. You can easily post the URL on the listserv. If you're using web links as sources for your papers (be selective please, a paper written entirely off of the web will not be well received), make sure to go to the links below about reviewing and citing online sources. Just because it's published (on the net or anywhere) doesn't necessarily make it so!
Restoration/18th century England
Some pictures
of actors and theatres of the time period.
Costume pages. Scroll down and find Restoration
and 18th century. Lots of great pics.
Spanish Golden Age
A Spanish Golden Age site, has some sketches
of theatres.
This site has nice pictures of the
Alhambra.
map - The Umayyad Caliphate
in the Second Half of the 9th and the Second Half of the 10th Centuries [At
UPenn]
map - Spain after the Fall
of the Umayyad Caliphate in the Periods of the Party Kings and of the
Almoravids [At UPenn]
map - Spain in the 13th
and 14th centuries. The Reconquest by the Christian Kingdoms of the North.
The Kingdom of Granada [At UPenn]
Neoclassical Theatre
The homepage of the Comedie
Francaise - in french.
Playhouses
of 17th century Paris - with histories and models - a great site!
More on tennis
court theatres.
Tartuffe in French
- so you can see the rhyme scheme.
Elizabethan Theatre
This online
lecture is simple, straightforward, and has great pictures.
Just for fun
- Shakespeare insult generator.
Shenandoah Shakespeare
- they've built a replica of Blackfriar's Theatre.
Shakespeare's Globe Center (USA) - see
pictures of the reconstructed Globe.
This site covers not just
the Bard, but many aspects of the Elizabethan theatre. Very full site.
Italian Renaissance Theatre
A video tour of the Teatro
Farnese. Click on the Teatro Farnese picture.
A page on the theatre at Sabionetta.
Development
of Scenic Spectacle - great animations.
Drottningholm
Theatre - this theatre still exists, and is a great example of Renaissance
technology. The history page has a couple of good pictures.
A clickable map of Cesky
Krumlov. Click anywhere and see pictures and video of the workings of
the theatre. (Note: not really Italian Renaissance of course, but the theatrical
machinery evolved from then.)
A commedia page with descriptions
of masks.
This is a good commedia
page. Look especially at the page on Characters.
Antonio Fava's website.
Look at the gallery pictures of historical images and masks.
Here's an article about Machiavelli
in the modern world, attached to that test we took in class.
Asian Theatre
Korean mask
drama - some nice pictures of a form we didn't look
at.
Beijing
Opera page - go to the arias page and listen to a couple.
More Beijing
Opera - check out the images.
Puppet theatre
from around the world.
Another page about Wayang-Kulit.
Noh - Kyogen
- this page has a good description and pictures.
Noh Masks - want to
buy one? look at the carving page, and the descriptions with the pictures.
The
Noh Stage - a drawing, labeled.
A
descriptive page about Kathakali - no pictures,
though.
The Kerala dance theatre
Indian Arts -
includes links to several dance forms. Good pictures and even some video.
School of Kuchipudi - check
out the photo gallery
An Indian dancer writes about Sanskrit
Drama.
Medieval Theatre
Some
images of medieval illuminated manuscripts
A history of stained
glass, with nice pictures.
A map
of Europe during the 10th century.
Pictures of medieval cathedrals
in England.
Gregorian chants
- from the Abbey of Solesmes.
More
Medieval Music - click on any title
How the peasants
lived - from a site with information on an entire medieval town.
The York Corpus
Christi Play Simulator - to really see how cycle plays might have worked.
Look at this!
An English mumming
company - one of many UK companies. This has a short explanation and a script.
A neat website about Chambers
of Rhetoric
Roman Theatre
This is about the coolest thing ever. A
scale model of ancient Rome. If you click on "Thematic Visit" you can
look at all the theatres, etc.
Find out about both temporary and permanent Roman theatres
at Didaskalia.
A Theater
of Pompey site. This one has great pictures.
Some pictures and a ground plan of the Roman
Colosseum.
No pictures here, but nice descriptions of the the different kinds of games.
Greek Theatre
Pre-Greek Theatre - pictures of the temple
of Osiris at Abydos
Some brief information about the Abydos
Passion Play
A translation of the Ikhernofret
stone (re: Abydos Passion Play)
Map
of Ancient Greece - political structure during the Golden Age
Map of the Major
Cities of Ancient Greece - look at this again after reading the plays
for references
Introduction
to Greek Stagecraft - look!look! Pictures of everything we've been talking
about!
The
Costume of Ancient Greece - this is about everyday clothes, not specifically
theatre costumes, although many of the pieces are the same. There are also
links to costumes from later periods as well, so this site should be useful
all semester.
Evaluating Internet Resources
Ten
Cs of Internet Evaluation - quick list of criteria
Checklist
for an Informational Web Page - questions to ask to determine value
University of Albany's
outline for evaluating internet resources
MLA
guidelines - Scroll down the frame on the left for examples of all kinds
of sources, including internet sites.
Sites to Begin Theatre Research on the Web
The WWW Virtual Library
- look at the Theatre Images Collections Online and the Theatre Studies, Articles
and Resources sections.
Artslynx International Theatre
Resources - don't just look at the Theatre History links; others may work
too.
Theatre History Web Sites
- a good collection covering selected time periods.
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