The idea of the actor : drama and the ethics of performance /

Analyzing the relationship between dramatic action and the controversial art of acting, William Worthen demonstrates that what it means to act, to be an actor, and to communicate through acting embodies both an ethics of acting and a poetics of drama. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Lega...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Worthen, William B., 1955- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1984]
Temas:
Acting.
Drama.
English drama > History and criticism.
Theater.
Art dramatique.
Théâtre (Genre littéraire)
Théâtre anglais > Histoire et critique.
Théâtre.
acting.
plays (performing arts compositions)
theater (discipline)
PERFORMING ARTS > Acting & Auditioning.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > General.
English drama.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • The Idea of the Actor: Introduction
  • 1. Is it not monstrous: The Demonic Dialectic of Renaissance Acting
  • 2. Realize the feelings of his Character: Gesture, Feeling, and Community in the Sentimental Theater
  • 3. Self-Betrayal: The Optics of Modern Acting
  • Postscript
  • Notes
  • Index

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