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In Comic Theaters, William E. Gruber draws dramatic criticism beyond its traditional emphasis on the plays text toward a theory of theater that more fully incorporates performance. The bare text is clothed in the cultural norms and conceptions of both actor and audience in performance; in the conversion of words into action; in the actors creation of his role; and in the audiences involvement with the scenes on stage.Reinterpreting six comedies taken from classical Greek, Renaissance, and modern repertories, Gruber shows how dramatic meaning is derived not from traditional criteria, archetypal motifs, or unchanging affective responses, but from changing concepts of theater and changing configurations of actor and role.
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"Thorough, well-reasoned, and consistently challenging."--"Choice"
"There can be no doubt that Gruber has admirably, with restraint, modesty, and considerable analytical skill and theatrical sensitivity, proved his principal point: comedy is no monolith, and humor is no unchanging trait or reflection of some eternal human verity."--"Comparative Literature"
There can be no doubt that Gruber has admirably, with restraint, modesty, and considerable analytical skill and theatrical sensitivity, proved his principal point: comedy is no monolith, and humor is no unchanging trait or reflection of some eternal human verity.--"Comparative Literature"
Thorough, well-reasoned, and consistently challenging.--"Choice"
About the Author
William E. Gruber is professor of English and adjunct professor of theater studies at Emory University. He is the author of "Offstage Space, Narrative, and the Theatre of the Imagination"; "Missing Persons: Essays on Character and Characterization in Modern Drama" (Georgia); and "On All Sides Nowhere: Building a Life in Rural Idaho."
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