UID:
almafu_9959265790902883
Umfang:
1 online resource (264 p.) :
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6 drawings
ISBN:
9781501737893
Inhalt:
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, Pinter, Brecht, Beckett, Stoppard, Churchill, and many others.
Anmerkung:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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Introduction --
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1. Mimesis and Pleasure --
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2. The Actor as Musical Instrument --
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3. The Poetics as Ur-Text --
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4. Plot and Action --
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5. The Unity in Time --
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6. Peripety and Recognition --
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7. The Real Inspector Oedipus --
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8. Character --
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9. The Anatomy of Dramatic Character --
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10. Thought as Ventriloquism --
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11. Tragedy Today --
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12. The Pleasure of Pain --
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Works Cited --
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Index
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In English.
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.7591/9781501737893
URL:
https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501737893
URL:
https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501737893
