Theatre Way/Seeing W/Info 6e - Softcover

Barranger, Milly S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0495004723 ISBN 13: 9780495004721

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1980

Synopsis

Consistently praised for being "streamlined" and "clear and student friendly," THEATRE: A WAY OF SEEING offers the beginning theatre student an exciting, full-color introduction to all aspects of theatre. It presents the experience of theatre, who sees, what is seen, where and how it is seen largely from the viewpoint of audiences exposed to a complex, living art that involves people, spaces, plays, designs, staging, forms, language, and productions. The book includes the appropriate coverage of the history, diversity and most critical moments in theatre in a way that encourages students to experience theatre as "a performing art and humanistic event."

About this title

Synopsis:

Barranger (emerita, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill) introduces students to the artists, audiences, and productions of theater. Early chapters address theatrical spaces, dramatic writing, and stage conventions. Later chapters discuss playwrights and writing styles, with examples taken from classical, modern, and postmodern texts, and exami

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 0495004723
• ISBN 13: 9780495004721
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 410