The Art of American Screen Acting, 1960 to Today

by Dan Callahan

Modern screen acting in English is dominated by two key figures: Method acting guru Lee Strasberg--who taught the "the art of experiencing" over "the art of representing"--and English theater titan Laurence Olivier, who once said of the Method's immersive approach, "try acting, it's so much easier."

This book explores in detail the work of such method actors as Al Pacino, Ellen Burstyn, Jack Nicholson and Jane Fonda, and charts the shift...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147667695X
• ISBN13: 9781476676951
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher