The Pleasure of the Play /

This witty, informed, and concise introduction to the principles of drama helps us to experience the pleasure of plays from Oedipus Rex to Endgame. Never losing sight of the interaction between play and spectator, Bert O. States provides a spirited view of works by Shakespeare, Ibsen, Chekhov, Pinte...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: States, Bert O. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Temas:
Literary Studies.
Performing Arts & Drama.
DRAMA / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Mimesis and Pleasure
  • 2. The Actor as Musical Instrument
  • 3. The Poetics as Ur-Text
  • 4. Plot and Action
  • 5. The Unity in Time
  • 6. Peripety and Recognition
  • 7. The Real Inspector Oedipus
  • 8. Character
  • 9. The Anatomy of Dramatic Character
  • 10. Thought as Ventriloquism
  • 11. Tragedy Today
  • 12. The Pleasure of Pain
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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