The Idea of a Theater : a Study of Ten Plays, the Art of Drama in Changing Perspective /

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An original and beautifully written book on changing perspectives in the art of theater. Through a study of nine plays--Oedipus Rex, Bérénice, Tristan und Isolde, Hamlet, Ghosts, The Cherry Orchard, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Noah, Murder in the Cathedral--the author shows how all play...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fergusson, Francis
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Colección:Princeton Legacy Library
Temas:
Drama > History and criticism.
Théâtre (Genre littéraire) > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama.
Drama
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • PART 1. THE IDEA OF A THEATER
  • INTRODUCTION. THE IDEA OF A THEATER
  • CHAPTER I. OEDIPUS REX: THE TRAGIC RHYTHM OF ACTION
  • CHAPTER II. BERENICE: THE ACTION AND THEATER OF REASON
  • CHAPTER III. TRISTAN UND ISOLDE: THE ACTION AND THEATER OF PASSION
  • CHAPTER IV. HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK: THE ANALOGY OF ACTION
  • PART II. THE PARTIAL PERSPECTIVES OF THE MODERN THEATER
  • INTRODUCTION. THE PARTIAL PERSPECTIVES OF THE MODERN THEATER
  • CHAPTER V. GHOSTS AND THE CHERRY ORCHARD: THE THEATER OF MODERN REALISM
  • CHAPTER VI. THE THEATRICALITY OF SHAW AND PIRANDELLO
  • CHAPTER VII. POETRY OF THE THEATER AND THE POET IN THE THEATER
  • P A R T III. CERTAIN TECHNICAL CONCEPTS USED IN THIS STUDY
  • APPENDIX. ON CERTAIN TECHNICAL CONCEPTS USED IN THIS STUDY
  • Backmatter
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