The Pleasure of the PlayCornell University Press, 1994 - 226 páginas This witty, informed, and concise introduction to the principles of drama helps us to experience the pleasure of plays from Oedipus Rex to Endgame. Never losing sight of the interaction between play and spectator, Bert O. States provides a spirited view of works by Shakespeare, Ibsen, Chekhov, Pinter, Brecht, Beckett, Stoppard, Churchill, and many others. |
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Introduction I | 1 |
Mimesis and Pleasure II | 11 |
The Actor as Musical Instrument | 25 |
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