Dramaturgy and Dramatic Character: A Long View

ISBN-13: 9781316509067 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 242 str.

William Storm

Opis

From ancient Greece to the modern theatre, this book delivers a wide-ranging look at how characters have been conceived for the stage at pivotal moments in history. Topics are highlighted throughout that remain vital and pertinent for practitioners, scholars, teachers, students, and general audiences.

Recenzje

'Storm moves from ancient Athens to contemporary London and North America, paying close attention to big conceptual sea changes from Renaissance to Neoclassical and from Modernist to Postmoderist … There is a great deal of research on display here, presented in erudite but generally accessible prose.' Sally Barnden, The Times Literary Supplement

Spis treści

Introduction; 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.