Studying Plays

Author: Mick Wallis
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 135000734X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 249

Book Description
Now in its 4th edition, this is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the critical study of drama. Using familiar examples of classic and contemporary works such as Shakespeare's King Lear, Ibsen's A Doll's House and Timberlake Wertenbaker's Our Country's Good, the book explores the essential elements of play texts, from character, dialogue and plot to theatrical space. With more in depth guidance on how to study plays in and as performance, both live and in recordings available online, the 4th edition of Studying Plays now includes: · new examples throughout the book drawn from a range of 21st-century plays by established and emergent writers for diverse theatres and companies · new explorations of how plays structure and engage audience response · a complete new section on the analysis of theatre of witness and testimony; monodrama; and postdramatic texts.

Studying Plays

Author: Mick Wallis
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350007331
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 249

Studying the Major Subjects

Author: Claude C. Crawford
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Study skill
Languages : en
Pages : 408

Book Description

Drama and Theatre Studies

Author: Sally Mackey
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9780748751686
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436

Book Description
Revised and expanded edition for use with all Drama and Theatre Studies A & AS specifications.

Shakespeare: Three Problem Plays

Author: Nicholas Marsh
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1403919178
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 280

Book Description
Written in 1602-4, between Hamlet and the other great tragedies, Shakespeare's three Problem Plays are so called because they do not fit easily into the other groups of plays. They are awkward dramas, full of unresolved controversies, which leave audiences and readers unsettled by contradictory responses. Nicholas Marsh uses close analysis of extracts from the plays to explore how Shakespeare maintains competing discourses within a single text. In the first part of his study, Marsh highlights the multiple interpretations these plays provoke and provides useful sections on methods of analysis to encourage readers to develop their views independently. The second part of the book discusses the Problem Plays in relation to the playwright's other works, and examines their cultural and historical contexts. A comparison of five modern critical views and helpful suggestions for further reading provide a bridge to continuing study. In this essential guide to a complex set of plays, Marsh does not seek to reconcile the thorny issues these dramas leave open: rather, he equips the reader with the necessary critical tools to fashion their own synthesis.

English Literature

Author: Steven Croft
Publisher: Letts and Lonsdale
ISBN: 9781843154402
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
These New editions of the successful, highly-illustrated study/revision guides have been fully updated to meet the latest specification changes. Written by experienced examiners, they contain in-depth coverage of the key information plus hints, tips and guidance about how to achieve top grades in the A2 exams.

Music In Video Games

Author: K.J. Donnelly
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134692110
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 294

Book Description
From its earliest days as little more than a series of monophonic outbursts to its current-day scores that can rival major symphonic film scores, video game music has gone through its own particular set of stylistic and functional metamorphoses while both borrowing and recontextualizing the earlier models from which it borrows. With topics ranging from early classics like Donkey Kong and Super Mario Bros. to more recent hits like Plants vs. Zombies, the eleven essays in Music in Video Games draw on the scholarly fields of musicology and music theory, film theory, and game studies, to investigate the history, function, style, and conventions of video game music.

Starting with Scripts

Author: Andy Kempe
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9780748765096
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 220

Book Description
Starting with Scripts offers an exciting introduction to dramatic literature for students aged 11-16. Fully revised and updated, this text complements Script Sampler to form a comprehensive Drama resource written by an experienced and widely-respected author.

Starting Drama Teaching

Author: Mike Fleming
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315460556
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
Why teach drama? How can a newcomer teach drama successfully? How do we recognize quality in drama? Starting Drama Teaching is a comprehensive guide to the teaching of drama in schools. Exploring the aims and purposes of drama, it provides an insight into the theoretical perspectives that underpin practice alongside activities, example lesson plans and approaches to planning. Written in an accessible style, the book addresses such practical issues as setting up role play, how to inject depth into group drama, working with text, teaching playwriting, as well as common problems that arise in the drama classroom and how to avoid them. This fourth edition has been updated to reflect the latest educational thinking and developments in policy and includes: a new chapter on researching drama; an extra section on digital technology and drama; guidance on different approaches to drama; advice on how teachers can achieve and recognize quality work in drama; a discussion of drama concepts including applied theatre, ensemble and rehearsal approaches. Acting on the growing interest in drama both as a separate subject and as a teaching methodology, this book is full of sensible, practical advice for teachers using drama at all levels and in all kinds of different school contexts. Written by an internationally recognized leading name in drama education, this book is valuable reading for trainee teachers who are new to drama and teachers who wish to update and broaden their range.

Women and Comedy

Author: Susan Carlson
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472101870
Category : English drama (Comedy)
Languages : en
Pages : 416

Book Description
Explores the history and nature of women in British dramatic comedy