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