The Idea of the Actor
Author:   William B. Worthen
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   3093
ISBN:  

9780691639994


Pages:   282
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Format:   Hardback
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The Idea of the Actor


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Analyzing the relationship between dramatic action and the controversial art of acting, William Worthen demonstrates that what it means to act, to be an actor, and to communicate through acting embodies both an ethics of acting and a poetics of drama. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Author:   William B. Worthen
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   3093
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780691639994


ISBN 10:   069163999
Pages:   282
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

*FrontMatter, pg. i*Acknowledgments, pg. vii*Contents, pg. ix*The Idea of the Actor: Introduction, pg. 1*1. Is it not monstrous: The Demonic Dialectic of Renaissance Acting, pg. 10*2. Realize the feelings of his Character: Gesture, Feeling, and Community in the Sentimental Theater, pg. 70*3. Self-Betrayal: The Optics of Modern Acting, pg. 131*Postscript, pg. 229*Notes, pg. 233*Index, pg. 261

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