Peter Arnott

Peter D. Arnott (1931-1990) was an internationally renowned puppeteer and Adjunct Professor of drama at Tufts University^[1] He wrote many books and translated many classical plays.

Early life

Arnott was born in Ipswich, England in 1931 where he earned bachelors degrees from both the University of Wales and Oxford University. He earned a PhD in drama from the University of Wales before moving to the United States where he taught drama at the University of Iowa. In 1969, Arnott was hired by Tufts University where he was their youngest professor. ^[2]

Incomplete Bibliography

• Plays without people: puppetry and serious drama (1964)
• The ancient Greek and Roman theatre (1971)
• The Byzantines and Their World (1973)
• The Theater in Its Time (1981)
• Public and Performance in the Greek Theatre (1989)

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