European Theories of the Drama: with a Supplement on the American Drama. An Anthology of dramatic Theory and Criticism from Aristotle to the Present Day, in a Series of Selected Texts, with Commentaries, Biographies, and Bibliographies
In my original Introduction to *European Theories of the Drama* [in 1918 – red.] I wrote that it was “an attempt to set before the reader the development of the theory of dramatic technique in Europe from Aristotle to the present time. It has been my purpose to elect such texts and parts of texts as have been influential in shaping the form of plays.” I now add that the aims and implications of the book are somewhat wider, and that the texts included in it are likewise a reflection of the ideas and ideals on playwriting which their authors often attemp to set before the drama’s practitioners.
Clark, Barrett H. *European Theories of the Drama: with a Supplement on the American Drama. An Anthology of dramatic Theory and Criticism from Aristotle to the Present Day, in a Series of Selected Texts, with Commentaries, Biographies, and Bibliographies*. New York: Crown Publishers, 1965.