The Art of Theater

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Wiley-Blackwell (2007)
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_The Art of Theater_ argues for the recognition of theatrical performance as an art form independent of dramatic writing. Identifies the elements that make a performance a work of art Looks at the competing views of the text-performance relationships An important and original contribution to the aesthetics and philosophy of theater

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9781405113533   9780470766101   1405113537   0470766107
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Basic Theatrical Understanding.James R. Hamilton
Deeper Theatrical Understanding.James R. Hamilton
Epilogue.James R. Hamilton
Full Appreciation of a Theatrical Performance.James R. Hamilton
Glossary.James R. Hamilton
Interpretive Grasp of Theatrical Performances.James R. Hamilton
Index.James R. Hamilton
Methods and Constraints.James R. Hamilton
The Emergence of the Art of Theater: Background and History.James R. Hamilton
Theatrical Enactment: The Guiding Intuitions.James R. Hamilton
The Mechanics of Basic Theatrical Understanding.James R. Hamilton
Theatrical Performance is an Independent Form of Art.James R. Hamilton
What Performers Do.James R. Hamilton

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