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Play-Making - A Manual of Craftsmanship is an exceptional primer which aims to answer the essential question: "How are theatrical plays written?"

This valuable resource for aspiring playwrights contains essential techniques for composing a quality stage... Read Full Overview

James Brander Matthews (February 21, 1852 - March 31, 1929) was an American writer and educator. He was the first full-time professor of dramatic literature at an American university and played a significant role in establishing theater as a subject worthy of formal study in... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

we feel that the axiom requires large qualifications. There are no absolute rules, in fact, except such as are dictated by the plainest common sense. Aristotle himself did not so much dogmatize as analyse, classify, and generalize from, the practices of the Attic dramatists... Read Full Overview

we feel that the axiom requires large qualifications. There are no absolute rules, in fact, except such as are dictated by the plainest common sense. Aristotle himself did not so much dogmatize as analyse, classify, and generalize from, the practices of the Attic dramatists... Read Full Overview

""Play Making: A Manual of Craftsmanship"" is a book written by William Archer and published in 1912. The book is a comprehensive guide to the art of playwriting, providing practical advice and tips for aspiring playwrights. It covers a wide range of topics, including the importance... Read Full Overview

Work from the prominent Scottish literary critic regarding the art of writing plays with reference to playwrights such as Henric Ibsen and William Shakespeare among others.