How Theatre Means

ISBN-13: 9780230232365 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 248 str.

Ric Knowles

Opis

This wide-ranging study demonstrates how meaning is produced in the process of creating, viewing and analysing theatre. Moving from the history and theory of drama and theatre semiotics to the practical application of an expanded semiotic approach, this accessible book includes contemporary case studies and cross-cultural analysis.

Recenzje

'An excellent volume. Lucid, clear and accessible, it makes semiotic theory relevant to a new audience.' Patricia Ybarra, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, Brown University, USA

Spis treści

Acknowledgements Preface Introduction: How Theatre Means PART I: THEORY From Practice to Theory 1. Meaning 2. Theatre 3. Disseminations PART II: PRACTICE From Theory to Practice 4. Script Analysis and Devising 5. Performance Analysis Works Cited Index.

O autorze

Ric Knowles is Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph, Canada, and Editor of Theatre Journal. He is the award-winning author and editor of numerous books, including Theatre & Interculturalism and Reading the Material Theatre.

Blurb

In this wide-ranging study, Ric Knowles demonstrates how the examination and practice of theatre is enhanced by an expanded semiotic approach. Moving from the history and theory of performance analysis to its practical application and paying particular attention to cross-cultural applications, he examines not what a particular piece of theatre means, but how meaning is produced in the process of creating, viewing and analysing theatre.

How Theatre Means presents contemporary case studies and explores intersections between a wide range of theories and methods. Clear and accessible, this book brings a key analytical methodology to life for students, practitioners and scholars.