The Semiotics of Theater

＂The most thorough, systematic and convincing semiotics of the theater we have. . . . [L]ike those of Eco, it is an important conceptual synthesis, and a bibliographical gold mine.＂ --Modern Language Notes＂ . . . impresses with its thoroughness and the informed perspective of its author . . . ＂ --Theatre Survey＂ . . . a classic text . . . ＂ --Theatre Research International＂Immediately accessible to readers with some knowledge of theater but not much of semiotics. . . . For anyone with an interest in theater production and performance, or indeed theater history.＂ --Marvin Carlson

ERIKA FISCHER-LICHTE is Director of the Institute of Theater Research at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz.