Dramaturgy and dramatic character : a long view / William Storm.
Dramaturgy and dramatic character : a long view / William Storm.
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
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G 2017/6022
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 232 pages ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction; Dramatis personae -- 1. The art of Dionysus -- 2. Character, form, and genre -- 3. Character by the rules: neoclassicism and beyond -- 4. Scientific character: the how and why of naturalism- and after -- 5. How characters think -- 6. Anti-character -- 7. Dramatic character today.
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2016.
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Summary
"Dramatic character is among the most long-standing and familiar of artistic phenomena. From the theatre of Dionysus in ancient Greece to the modern stage, William Storm's book delivers a wide-ranging view of how characters have been conceived at pivotal moments in history. Storm reaffirms dramatic character as not only ancestrally prominent but as...
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Dramaturgy and dramatic character : a long view / William Storm.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-221) and index.
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G 2017/6022
Record Identifier
74VKVgBDBvzd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgBDBvzd
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ISBN
1316509060 (paperback)
9781107145757 (hardback)
1107145759 (hardback)
9781316509067 (paperback)
DDC
809.2927
MMS ID
991024148806102626
