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Theatre Journal 57.1 (2005) 155-162



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Books Received

Theatre Journal publishes primarily reviews of scholarly works of theatre criticism, history, and theory. All books received are listed here as a courtesy to publishers. Listing does not preclude subsequent review. Interested reviewers should send a resume and a letter indicating areas of expertise to the Book Review Editor, James Peck, at Muhlenberg College, Department of Theatre and Dance, 2400 Chew Street, Allentown, PA 18104-5586, or via electronic mail: jimpeck@muhlenberg.edu. Titles preceded by an "*" have been assigned to reviewers. Titles preceded by a "**" are reviewed in this issue.

Autobiography and Biography

Barnet, Anne Alison. Extravaganza King: Robert Barnet and Boston Musical Theater. Boston: Northeastern University Press, 2004; pp. 223. $28.95 cloth.

*Barranger, Milly S. Margaret Webster: A Life in the Theater. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2004; pp. 400. $35.00 cloth.

Castleberry, Marion. Horton Foote: Genesis of an American Playwright. Waco: Baylor University Press, 2004; pp. 287. $29.95 cloth.

**Chambers, Lilian, Ger FitzGibbon and Eamonn Jordan. Theatre Talk: Voices of Irish Theatre Practitioners. Dublin: Carysfort Press, 2000; pp. 496. $27.95 paper.

Fife, Stephen. Best Revenge: How the Theater Saved My Life and Has Been Killing Me Ever Since. Seattle: Cune Press, 2004; pp. 240. $27.95 cloth, $17.95 paper.

Greenblatt, Stephen. Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2004; pp. 406. $26.95 cloth.

Greene, Alexis. Lucille Lortel: The Queen of Off Broadway. New York: Proscenium Publishers, 2004; pp. 374. $32.50 paper.

Monette, Paul. Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story. New York: First Perennial Classics, 2004; pp. 278. $13.95 paper.

P-Orridge, Genesis, Douglas Rushkoff, and Carl Abrahamsson. Painful but Fabulous: The Lives & Art of Genesis P-Orridge. Brooklyn: Soft Skull Press, Inc., 2003; pp. 200. $20.00 paper.

Watson, Charles S. Horton Foote: A Literary Biography. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2003; pp. 277. $29.95 cloth.

Bibliography and Reference

Duffin, Ross W. Shakespeare's Songbook. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2004; pp. 528. $39.95 cloth. [End Page 155]

Grantley, Darryll. English Dramatic Interludes 1300-1580: A Reference Guide. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004; pp. 427. $95.00 cloth.

Harner, James L., ed. The World Shakespeare Bibliography 1980-1996, CD-ROM. Port Chester: Cambridge University Press, 2000; $810.00.

Herbert, Ian and Nicole Leclercq, eds. The World of Theatre: An Account of the World's Theatre Seasons 1999-2000, 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. New York: Routledge, 2003; pp. 388. $95.00 cloth.

Horn, Barbara Lee. Edward Albee: A Research and Production Sourcebook. Westport: Praeger Publishers, 2003; pp. 325. $79.95 cloth.

Kolin, Philip C., ed. The Tennessee Williams Encyclopedia. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2004; pp. 350. $89.95 cloth.

Meyer-Dinkgrafe, Daniel, ed. Who's Who in Contemporary World Theatre. New York: Routledge, 2002; pp. 342. $14.95 paper.

Nelson, Emmanuel S. Contemporary Gay American Poets and Playwrights: an A-Z Guide. Westport: Greenwood Press, 2003; pp. 480. $99.95cloth.

Richmond, Farley. Kutiyattam: Sanskrit Theater of India, CD-ROM. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2002; $89.95.

Roy, Donald, ed. Theatre in Europe: A Documentary History; Romantic and Revolutionary Theatre, 1789-1860. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003; pp. 558. $130.00 cloth.

Sauer, David K. and Janice A. Sauer. David Mamet: A Research and Production Sourcebook. Westport: Praeger Publishers, 2003; pp. 382. $75.00 cloth.

Costume and Design

Rewa, Natalie. Scenography in Canada: Selected Designers. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2004; pp. 249. $95.00 cloth, $60.00 paper.

Stern, Radu. Against Fashion: Clothing as Art, 1850-1930. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2004; pp. 205. $42.95 cloth.

Tollini, Frederick Paul. Scene Design at the Court of Louis XIV: The Works of The Vigarani Family and Jean Berain. Lewiston: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2003; pp. 137. $109.95 paper.

Criticism, History, and Theory

Abel, Lionel. Tragedy and Metatheatre: Essays on Dramatic Form. New York: Holmes & Meier, 2003; pp. 250. $40.00 cloth, $18.00 paper.

Achilles, Jochen, Ina Bergman, and Birgit Däwes, eds. Global Challenges and Regional Responses to Contemporary Drama in English. Trier...

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