David Schmidt

A Primer on Theatre and Aesthetics

Arts & Literature

“This book is for anyone who wants to know how theatre has evolved from the ancients to the moderns including Aeschylus, Samuel Beckett, and Eugene O’Neill. Lauren Friesen unpacks the many aspects of the aesthetic experience in trenchant ways. He includes insights from Aristotle, Plato, Kant, Langer, and recent critics. The book’s broad scope includes discussion of works of the Greeks, Shakespeare, Christo, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and many others.”