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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Worthen, William B., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Idea of the Actor / William B. Worthen. Course Book Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014] ©1984 1 online resource (282 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Princeton Legacy Library ; 538 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 restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star 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. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Acting. Drama. English drama History and criticism. Theater. PERFORMING ARTS / Acting & Auditioning. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999 9783110413441 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package Art & Architecture 9783110413502 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999 9783110442496 print 9780691612065 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400857531 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400857531 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400857531.jpg |
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