吕长发，男，1940年11月生，河南省太康县人，中共党员。河南大学外语学院教授，博士生导师。1962年毕业于河南大学，曾在河南省的多个学术机构担任重要职务。主要研究英美文学、西方戏剧以及西方文论，发表学术论文数十篇，出版〈文学理论与文学批评〉（2015）、〈西方文论简史》（2006）、〈文学理论与文学批评概要》（1999）、《贝克特小说研究》（1995）等多部学术专著，出版译著〈无知的乐趣》（2018），并发表译文《论疾病》《金字塔》等。

Introduction
Part One Drama in Ancient Times
Ⅰ. Greek Drama
Ⅱ. Roman Drama
Part Two Drama in the Middle Ages
Ⅰ. The Historical and Cultural Background
Ⅱ. The Fall of Drama
Ⅲ. The Revival of Drama
Part Three Drama in the Renaissance
Ⅰ. The Historical and Cultural Background
Ⅱ. Drama in Renaissance Italy
Ⅲ. Drama in Renaissance Spain
Ⅳ. Drama in Renaissance England
Part Four Drama in the 17th Century
Ⅰ. The Historical and Cultural Background
Ⅱ. French Neoclassical Drama
Ⅲ. English Neoclassical Drama
Part Five Drama in the 18th Century
Ⅰ. The Historical and Cultural Background
Ⅱ. Drama in 18th century France
Ⅲ. Drama in 18th century Germany
Ⅳ. Drama in 18th century England
Part Six Drama in the 19th Century
Ⅰ. The Historical and Cultural Background
Ⅱ. Realism and Realistic Drama in the 19th Century
Part Seven Drama in the 20th Century
Ⅰ. The Historical and Cultural Background
Ⅱ. Realistic Drama in the 20th Century
Ⅲ. American Drama
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