Words for the Theatre: Four Essays on the Dramatic Text

Author:   David Cole ,  Magda Romanska
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138240636


Pages:   68
Publication Date:   11 June 2019
Format:   Hardback
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In Words for the Theatre, playwright David Cole pursues a course of dramaturgical self-questioning on the part of a playwright, centred on the act of playwriting. The book’s four essays each offer a dramaturgical perspective on a different aspect of the playwright’s practice: How does the playwright juggle the transcriptive and prescriptive aspects of their activity? Does the ultimate performance of a playtext in fact represent something to which all writing aspires? Does the playwright’s process of withdrawing to create their text echo a similar process in the theatre more widely? Finally, how can the playwright counter theatre’s pervasive leaning towards the ‘mistake’ of realism? Suited to playwrights, teachers, and higher-level students, this volume of essays offers reflections on the questions that confront every playwright, from an author well-versed in supplying words for the theatre.

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Author:   David Cole ,  Magda Romanska
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.226kg
ISBN:  

9781138240636


ISBN 10:   113824063
Pages:   68
Publication Date:   11 June 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface: Words from a Playwright Acknowledgments ESSAY I: The Dramatic Text As Transcript and Prescription ESSAY II: The Dramatic Text As Type of the Text ESSAY III: The Theatre Wants to Go In ESSAY IV: Theatre As an Event and Another Event; or, The Sorrows of Realism (Something like a manifesto) Words for the Theatre Index

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David Cole is a playwright who has written two prior books of dramatic theory: The Theatrical Event and the Nathan Award-winning Acting as Reading. His plays may be found at www.davidcoleplaysandprose.com.

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