Modern Theatre

Japanese: 近代劇場 - きんだいげきじょう
Modern Theatre

… The 18th century, when Rousseau lived, was a time when large permanent theaters, including opera houses, were being built one after another all over Europe. The medieval theaters that had no adequate roofs or walls were being replaced by the new "modern theaters," which were sealed off from the outside world by thick stone walls and ceilings and whose interiors were further divided into a stage and an auditorium by a proscenium arch. They quickly swept across Europe, and in the 19th century, with the imperialist expansion of the European powers, they spread to non-European countries, such as Asia and Latin America. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "modern theater" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… ルソーが生きた18世紀は,ヨーロッパの各地に巨大なオペラ劇場をはじめとする常設劇場が続々と建設された時代だった。それまでの満足な屋根や壁もない中世的な劇場に代わって,厚い石の壁や天井によって外界から遮断され,その内部がさらにプロセニアム・アーチによって舞台と客席とに2分割された〈近代劇場〉が新たに登場する。それはまたたくまにヨーロッパ全土を席巻し,19世紀には,ヨーロッパ列強の帝国主義的拡張にともなってアジアやラテン・アメリカなど,非ヨーロッパ世界にまで広がっていった。…

※「近代劇場」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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