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Neoclassiciism-France
Moliere writes his comedy about religious hypocrisy Tartuffe (1664) which was banned from being performed until 1666. -
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Theater Styles in History
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Romanticism
Victor Hugo penned an early example of romantic drama with his play Cromwell (1827)
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Realism Begins
Henrik Ibsen (known as "the father of realism" writes "A Doll's House" 1879. Realism continues to be the dominant style in theater. -
Naturalism Begins
August Strindberg writes "Miss Julie" -
Symbolism Begins
Maurice Maeterlink writes "The Intruder" one of the first uses of Symbolism in a play text. Symbolism would slowly lose influence as a theater style -
Expressionism emerged in Germany around 1910
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World War I Begins
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World War I ends
Germany surrenders -
Surrealism
There are few pure examples of surrealism in drama. One early example is Vsevelod Meyerhold's The Magnificent Cuckold (1922). -
theatricalism
Theeatricalism begain in 1938 with Thornton Wilder's Our Town -
World War II begins
Germany invades Poland -
World War II Ends
Japan signs surrender agreement -
Absurdism
Beckett websiteWaiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett is one of the most famous absurdist plays. -
Postmodernism
Robert Wilson's "A Letter for Queen Victoria" (1974) is a prime example of postmodernism although the beginnings of postmodernism is imprecise.