The History of the Theatre by Oscar Brockett and Franklin Hildy, known to people in the field as "The Bible," is the most comprehensive and widely used research on theatre history in world literature. Four decades after its first edition, the interest of theatre enthusiasts worldwide not only remains undiminished but has significantly increased with each reissue.

KOAN Publications offer the monumental work for the first time in three volumes to Greek readers. The Greek edition is based on the 9th edition of the original, but updated with the latest edition in the chapters concerning the 20th and 21st centuries, providing readers with recent information on the latest developments in the global theatre scene.