Worthen, William B, 1955-

Drama between poetry and performance / [Book] : W.B. Worthen. - Malden, MA : Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. - xx, 277 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

An engaging book spanning the fields of drama, literary criticism,genre, and performance studies, Drama: Between Poetry andPerformance teaches students how to read drama by exploring thethreshold between text and performance. Draws on examples from major playwrights including Shakespeare,Ibsen, Beckett, and Parks Explores the critical terms and controversies that animate theperformance and study of drama, such as the status of language, thefunction of character and plot, and uses of writing Engages in a theoretical, disciplinary, and culturalrepositioning of drama, by exploring and contesting its position atthe threshold between text and performance

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9781405153416 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1405153415 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781405153423 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1405153423 (pbk. : alk. paper)

GBA999706 bnb

015391481 Uk


Drama--History and criticism.
Drama--Technique.
Theater.
Earth sciences.
Flood forecasting.
Flood damage prevention.
SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography
SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology
Flood damage prevention.
Flood forecasting.
Earth Sciences.
Natural Hazards.
Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.
Math. Appl. in Environmental Science.
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.
Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.
Physical Geography.
Science--Earth Sciences--Meteorology & Climatology.
Science--Environmental Science.
Characters and characteristics in motion pictures.
Characters and characteristics in art.
Graphic design (Typography)
Type and type-founding
Layout (Printing)

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