The Theory of the Modern Stage
Author(s): Eric Bentley
In "The Theory of the Modern Stage", leading drama critic, Eric Bentley, brings together landmark writings by dramatists, directors and thinkers who have had a profound effect on the theatre since the mid nineteenth century, from Adolphe Appia to Emile Zola. Here, Antonin Artaud sets out a manifesto for a Theatre of Cruelty, Bertolt Brecht discusses the tension between entertainment and instruction in experimental drama and Bernard Shaw defends himself as a realist, while W. B. Yeats describes the creation of a People's Theatre. The ideas of theatre's great makers are revealed by their best expositors, as Eric Bentley writes about Stanislavsky belief in the importance of emotional memory when creating a dramatic role and Arthur Symons considers Richard Wagner and the relationship between genius, art and nature.
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- : Penguin Books Ltd
- : Penguin Classics
- : 0.352
- : 01 December 2007
- : 198mm X 129mm X 21mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : 512
- : 809.2
- : 612
- : Paperback
- : Eric Bentley