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Author:   Francis Fergusson
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   1897
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.255kg
ISBN:  

9780691622316

ISBN 10:   0691622310
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   08 December 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   English

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*Frontmatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. x*INTRODUCTION. THE IDEA OF A THEATER, pg. 1*CHAPTER I. OEDIPUS REX: THE TRAGIC RHYTHM OF ACTION, pg. 13*CHAPTER II. BERENICE: THE ACTION AND THEATER OF REASON, pg. 42*CHAPTER III. TRISTAN UND ISOLDE: THE ACTION AND THEATER OF PASSION, pg. 68*CHAPTER IV. HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK: THE ANALOGY OF ACTION, pg. 98*INTRODUCTION. THE PARTIAL PERSPECTIVES OF THE MODERN THEATER, pg. 143*CHAPTER V. GHOSTS AND THE CHERRY ORCHARD: THE THEATER OF MODERN REALISM, pg. 146*CHAPTER VI. THE THEATRICALITY OF SHAW AND PIRANDELLO, pg. 178*CHAPTER VII. POETRY OF THE THEATER AND THE POET IN THE THEATER, pg. 194*APPENDIX. ON CERTAIN TECHNICAL CONCEPTS USED IN THIS STUDY, pg. 229*Backmatter, pg. 245

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