Dramaturgy and Dramatic Character: A Long View - Hardcover

Storm, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1107145759 ISBN 13: 9781107145757

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2016

Synopsis

Dramatic character is among the most long-standing and familiar of artistic phenomena. From the theatre of Dionysus in ancient Greece to the modern stage, William Storm's book delivers a wide-ranging view of how characters have been conceived at pivotal moments in history. Storm reaffirms dramatic character as not only ancestrally prominent but as a continuing focus of interest. He looks closely at how stage figures compare to fictional characters in books, dramatic media, and other visual arts. Emphasis is sustained throughout on fundamental questions of how theatrical characterization relates to dramatic structure, style, and genre. Extensive attention is given to how characters think and to aspects of agency, selfhood, and consciousness. As the only book to offer a long view of theatrical characterization across this historical span, Storm's dramaturgical and theoretical investigation examines topics that remain vital and pertinent for practitioners, scholars, students of theatre and literature, and general audiences.

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Review:

'Storm moves from ancient Athens to contemporary London and North America, paying close attention to big conceptual sea changes from Renaissance to Neoclassical and from Modernist to Postmoderist ... There is a great deal of research on display here, presented in erudite but generally accessible prose.' Sally Barnden, The Times Literary Supplement

Book Description:

From ancient Greece to the modern theatre, this book delivers a wide-ranging look at how characters have been conceived for the stage at pivotal moments in history. Topics are highlighted throughout that remain vital and pertinent for practitioners, scholars, teachers, students, and general audiences.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1107145759
• ISBN 13: 9781107145757
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 250