Art of Writing Drama - Professional Media Practice

The Art of Writing Drama is an indispensable textbook for wherever writing for the stage is taught, but also serves as a foundational book for any student taking courses in performance media - radio, television and film. Coupling theory with practice, the book opens with a survey of the current methodologies of teaching playwriting and of textual analysis. The theories of Bakhtin, Foucault and Derrida are examined as are the agendas of play reviewers from the national press. In the second section of the book, a wealth of guidance with practical exercises on the skills of writing for the stage is provided. Throughout the text, Wandor draws on her extensive experience as both playwright and teacher of creative writing to provide a guide that is both a scholarly and an immensely practical guide to writing for the theatre.

Product details

• Authors: Michelene Wandor
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.07.2008
• EAN: 9780413775863
• ISBN: 978-0-413-77586-3
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Print on Demand; Professional Media Practice
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Literature: general, reference works; LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, Creative writing & creative writing guides, Creative writing and creative writing guides, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / General, Literary studies: plays and playwrights