Richard Schoch: 2 books
Writing the History of the British Stage
1660–1900
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2016
This is the first book on British theatre historiography. It traces the practice of theatre history from its origins in the Restoration to its emergence as an academic discipline in the early twentieth century. In this compelling revisionist study, Richard Schoch reclaims the deep history of British...
The Secrets of Happiness
Three Thousand Years of Searching for the Good Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2006
Unhappy is the story of happiness. More than two thousand years ago, when the ancient Greeks first pondered what constitutes "the good life," happiness was considered a civic virtue that demanded a lifetime's cultivation. Not just mere enjoyment of pleasure and mere avoidance of suffering, true happiness...