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Dynamics of drama: Theory and method of analysis
Dynamics of Theory and Method of Bernard Dynamics of Theory and Method of Drama Book FIRST First Edition Thus, First Printing. Published by Drama Book Specialists, 1979. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good with shelf wear and creases. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.Seller 348803 Drama & Film We Buy Books! Collections - Libraries - Estates - Individual Titles. Message us if you have books to sell!
256 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1979
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August 27, 2021
I read this long, long ago while taking a survey course in modern drama.
At the time I thought I understood the author's first major point, which is that a script is "a mere skeleton; performance fleshes out the bones." Nevertheless, in that course and in others I was occasionally corrected by instructors for giving too much weight to the language used in plays. "The medium of drama is not language but human presence." The script prescribes activity, but that activity is interpreted by the actors and the director, and for that reason every production (probably every performance) is unique.
While accepting that as true, I still feel the author may overstate the differences between printed literature and theatre. He notes that another key aspect of what happens in theatre is the spectator's interaction with it, and that also occurs when one is reading. With printed literature, two readings by the same person can also be different, although, granted, probably not as different as two productions of the same play.
Beyond that issue, the book briefly traces other issues, such as the evolution from Greek and medieval drama to Renaissance drama, and on to more modern naturalistic plays, and the way the changing focus necessitated changes in structure. It's entirely worthwhile.
At the time I thought I understood the author's first major point, which is that a script is "a mere skeleton; performance fleshes out the bones." Nevertheless, in that course and in others I was occasionally corrected by instructors for giving too much weight to the language used in plays. "The medium of drama is not language but human presence." The script prescribes activity, but that activity is interpreted by the actors and the director, and for that reason every production (probably every performance) is unique.
While accepting that as true, I still feel the author may overstate the differences between printed literature and theatre. He notes that another key aspect of what happens in theatre is the spectator's interaction with it, and that also occurs when one is reading. With printed literature, two readings by the same person can also be different, although, granted, probably not as different as two productions of the same play.
Beyond that issue, the book briefly traces other issues, such as the evolution from Greek and medieval drama to Renaissance drama, and on to more modern naturalistic plays, and the way the changing focus necessitated changes in structure. It's entirely worthwhile.
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January 26, 2017a lot of big words. Some parts interesting
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