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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Worthen, William B., 1955- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1984]
Sujets:
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.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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