Backwards and forwards : a technical manual for reading plays /
By: Ball, David (David A.).
Publisher: Carbondale, Ill. : Southern Illinois University Press, 2017Edition: 35th anniversary edition.Description: viii, 96 pages ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780809311101.Subject(s): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet | Drama -- Technique | Drama -- Study and teaching | Playwriting | Theater -- Production and directionDDC classification: 792.0233 Also issued online.Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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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.
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