124 Pages
by
Routledge
124 Pages
by
Routledge
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How are plays constructed? Taking this essential question and looking at a broad range of Western plays, from Greek tragedies through Ibsen, we can discern a remarkably stable set of dramaturgical principles.
Some dramatists adhere to traditional principles to create meaning, while others delight in bending or breaking these conventions, seeking new ways to express meaning. In this book,... Read more
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Conflict and Action
Chapter 3: Plot
Chapter 4: Structures of the Plot
Chapter 5: Characters
Chapter 6: Dialogue
Chapter 7: Genre
Chapter 8: Dramatic and postdramatic alternatives
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Michael Evans has been staff dramaturg and translator in Norway. He has guest lectured at universities in Oslo, Stavanger, Aarhus, Guelph, and Kabul. His translations of Scandinavian plays have been seen in London, Chicago, and Toronto.
