UID:
almahu_9949383544802882
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781315283159
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1315283158
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9781315283173
,
1315283174
,
9781315283142
,
131528314X
,
9781315283166
,
1315283166
Series Statement:
Focus on dramaturgy
Content:
"In Words for the Theatre, playwright David Cole pursues a course of dramaturgical self-questioning on the part of a playwright, centred on the act of playwriting. The book's four essays each offer a dramaturgical perspective on a different aspect of the playwright's practice: How does the playwright juggle the transcriptive and prescriptive aspects of their activity? Does the ultimate performance of a playtext in fact represent something to which all writing aspires? Does the playwright's process of withdrawing to create their text echo a similar process in the theatre more widely? Finally, how can the playwright counter theatre's pervasive leaning towards the 'mistake' of realism? Suited to playwrights, teachers, and higher-level students, this volume of essays offers reflections on the questions that confront every playwright, from an author well-versed in supplying words for the theatre"--
Note:
Includes index.
,
The dramatic text as transcript and prescription -- The dramatic text as type of the text -- The theatre wants to go in -- Theatre as an event and another event; or, the sorrows of realism words for the theatre.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Cole, David, 1941- Words for the theatre. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019 ISBN 9781138240636
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315283173
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