Product Description
The Play – A Manual
Author: M Keuris
Format: Physical Hardcopy
How do we analyse a play? How do we take into account that a play is usually written to be performed? What influence does the performance orientation of a play have on aspects such as characters, time, space, dialogue, didascalies and the structure of the play?
These questions and more are answered in a simple and accessible manner in The Play: a manual . Both lecturers and students will find The Play useful as it gives a basic introduction to modern drama theory as well as practical guidelines on how to analyse a play. The theory is constantly explained and illustrated by means of examples taken from more than thirty well know English South African plays.
Contents:
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Chapter 1 Performance orientation
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Chapter 2 Dramatic characters
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Chapter 3 Time and space
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Chapter 4 Dramatic action and the structure of the play
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Chapter 5 Dialogue and didascalia
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Chapter 6 The reception of the play
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