Backwards and forwards : a technical manual for reading plays /
Ball, David 1942-
Backwards and forwards : a technical manual for reading plays / - 35th anniversary edition - Carbondale, Ill. : Southern Illinois University Press, 2017. - viii, 96 pages ; 25 cm.
Frist published in 1983.
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword -- Introduction -- Part 1: Shape. What happens that makes something else happen? ; And what happens next? ; But do it backwards ; Stasis and intrusion ; Obstacle, conflict ; Ignorance is bliss ; Things theatrical -- Part 2: Methods. Exposition ; Forwards : hungry for next ; Missing persons (character) ; Image ; Theme -- Part 3: Tricks of the trade. Background information ; Trusting the playwright ; Families ; Generalities : mood, atmosphere ; The unique factor ; Changing eras ; Climax ; Beginnings/endings ; Rereading ; What next?
Using Hamlet as illustration, the author provides the tools for students and practitioners to use as they investigate plot, character, theme, exposition, imagery, motivation/obstacle/conflict, theatricality, and the other crucial parts of the superstructure of a play.
9780809311101
698699
82019333
GBB878079 bnb
(AMICUS)000003930170 012658951 Uk
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet.
Drama--Technique.
Drama--Study and teaching
Playwriting
Theater--Production and direction.
792.0233 / BAL
Backwards and forwards : a technical manual for reading plays / - 35th anniversary edition - Carbondale, Ill. : Southern Illinois University Press, 2017. - viii, 96 pages ; 25 cm.
Frist published in 1983.
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword -- Introduction -- Part 1: Shape. What happens that makes something else happen? ; And what happens next? ; But do it backwards ; Stasis and intrusion ; Obstacle, conflict ; Ignorance is bliss ; Things theatrical -- Part 2: Methods. Exposition ; Forwards : hungry for next ; Missing persons (character) ; Image ; Theme -- Part 3: Tricks of the trade. Background information ; Trusting the playwright ; Families ; Generalities : mood, atmosphere ; The unique factor ; Changing eras ; Climax ; Beginnings/endings ; Rereading ; What next?
Using Hamlet as illustration, the author provides the tools for students and practitioners to use as they investigate plot, character, theme, exposition, imagery, motivation/obstacle/conflict, theatricality, and the other crucial parts of the superstructure of a play.
9780809311101
698699
82019333
GBB878079 bnb
(AMICUS)000003930170 012658951 Uk
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet.
Drama--Technique.
Drama--Study and teaching
Playwriting
Theater--Production and direction.
792.0233 / BAL