The Idea of the Actor / / William B. Worthen.
Analyzing the relationship between dramatic action and the controversial art of acting, William Worthen demonstrates that what it means to act, to be an actor, and to communicate through acting embodies both an ethics of acting and a poetics of drama.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014] ©1984 |
Year of Publication: | 2014 |
Edition: | Course Book |
Language: | English |
Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (282 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- The Idea of the Actor: Introduction -- 1. Is it not monstrous: The Demonic Dialectic of Renaissance Acting -- 2. Realize the feelings of his Character: Gesture, Feeling, and Community in the Sentimental Theater -- 3. Self-Betrayal: The Optics of Modern Acting -- Postscript -- Notes -- Index |
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Summary: | Analyzing the relationship between dramatic action and the controversial art of acting, William Worthen demonstrates that what it means to act, to be an actor, and to communicate through acting embodies both an ethics of acting and a poetics of drama.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781400857531 9783110413441 9783110413502 9783110442496 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781400857531 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | William B. Worthen. |