The Theory of the Modern Stage - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0141189185 ISBN 13 : 9780141189185

Editeur : Penguin Classics, 2008

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In The Theory of the Modern Stage, leading drama critic, Eric Bentley, brings together landmark writings by dramatists, directors and thinkers who have had a profound effect on the theatre since the mid nineteenth century, from Adolphe Appia to Émile Zola. Here, Antonin Artaud sets out a manifesto for a Theatre of Cruelty, Bertolt Brecht discusses the tension between entertainment and instruction in experimental drama and Bernard Shaw defends himself as a realist, while W. B. Yeats describes the creation of a People's Theatre. The ideas of theatre's great makers are revealed by their best expositors, as Eric Bentley writes about Stanislavsky belief in the importance of emotional memory when creating a dramatic role and Arthur Symons considers Richard Wagner and the relationship between genius, art and nature.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Eric Bentley, one of the foremost authorities on the modern theatre, is a recognised playwright, critic, and scholar, and a longtime intimate of Brecht. His most recent book is Bentley on Brecht.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Classics
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0141189185
• ISBN 13: 9780141189185
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 512