A Doll House (1879), Ibsen's most celebrated play, uses the realist techniques to study the life of a woman repressed by the tenets of her society.

Dr. Faustus (1604) is playwright Christopher Marlowe's rendition of the Faustian legend.

When We Dead Awaken (1899), Ibsen's last play, presents an expressionistic view of the intricacies of the human mind and personality.

History of the Theatre (1998), by Franklin J. Hildy and Oscar Gross Brockett, presents a comprehensive view of theatre through history, including an examination of different types of drama.