The Dramatic Experience

Klappentext Professor Styan examines what a play is as well as understanding the dramatist's intentions towards this medium. Zusammenfassung This book was originally published in 1965. Professor Styan examines what a play is and discusses such topics as the development of the theatre - its different stages! kinds of drama and types of character - the tone and tempo in which the play is written! the roles of actor and audience and the structure and interplay of plot and subplot. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Preface to the paperback edition; 1. Seeing and hearing; 2. The stage alive; 3. Words and voices; 4. How real is a character?; 5. What's in a plot; 6. Comedy, tragedy and the mood of the audience; 7. Drama in its medium; Charts of theatrical history; Glossary; Basic reading lists; Index of playwrights and plays; Index of subjects.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: J. L. Styan, J.l. Styan, John L. Styan
• Mitarbeit: David Gentleman (Illustration)
• Verlag: External catalogues UK
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 16.03.2010
• EAN: 9780521099844
• ISBN: 978-0-521-09984-4
• Themen: Belletristik > Lyrik, Dramatik; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Theater, Ballett; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Literary studies: plays and playwrights