Dramaturgy and Dramatic Character: A Long View

by William Storm

Book Overview

Dramatic character is among the most long-standing and familiar of artistic phenomena. From the theatre of Dionysus in ancient Greece to the modern stage, William Storm's book delivers a wide-ranging view of how characters have been conceived at pivotal moments in history. Storm reaffirms dramatic character as not only ancestrally prominent but as a continuing focus of interest. He looks closely at how stage figures compare to fictional characters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1316509060
• ISBN13: 9781316509067
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"