Dramatic History of the World

The object of this work is to furnish a brief summary of the origin and progress of the dramatic representations from the remotest times, to show that every element that helps the formation of dramatical representation was created by highly revered sages for the entertainment of the people. This not a story of the world but, rather, a summary of the different works of drama written by poets at different times in history and at different places. Part on of this work details Europe noticing the main countries separately part 2 covers the rest of the world. The major chunk of part 2 discusses India and the rest of Asia, America, Australia and Africa are covered in a few pages devoted to each. This book is a reprint of the 1908 edition.